US Clay Court Championships: Quarter-finals for Kubler
Jason Kubler defeated Daniel Elahi Galan 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday. He’ll face the winner of the match between top seed Frances Tiafoe and wildcard Steve Johnson in the next round
Mar 12, 2023; Indian Wells, CA, USA; Jason Kubler (AUS) hits a shot in his fourth round match against Frances Tiafoe (USA) in the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. (AI/Reuters/Panoramic)
Australian Jason Kubler, the No 6 seed, reached the last eight of the US Clay Court Championships by beating Colombian Daniel Elahi Galan 6-4, 6-2 at River Oaks Country Club in Houston on Saturday.
Kubler, ranked No 71, will face the winner of the match between top seed Frances Tiafoe and wildcard Steve Johnson next.
In the previous round of the Houston Open, the Australian won against Spanish wildcard Fernando Verdasco (7-6 (7), 6-0).
Galan, ranked No 94, won against Chinese Zhizhen Zhang (6-2, 6-3) during the first round of the Houston Open.
Houston ATP250, other second-round results (River Oaks Country Club, clay, USD 642.735, most recent results first):
- Yannick Hanfmann vs. Tommy Paul
- Marcos Giron vs. Tomas Machac
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Max Purcell
- Cristian Garin vs. Zizou Bergs: saturday
- Frances Tiafoe vs. Steve Johnson: saturday
- J.J. Wolf (5) beat Denis Kudla: 6-4, 6-1
- Gijs Brouwer beat John Isner (4): 6-4, 7-6 (4)
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