US Clay Court Championships: Tiafoe books spot in last eight
Frances Tiafoe beat Steve Johnson 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday. He’ll play Australian Jason Kubler, the No 6 seed, in the next round
Mar 12, 2023; Indian Wells, CA, USA; Frances Tiafoe (USA) hits a shot in his fourth round match as he defeated Jason Kubler (AUS) in the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. (AI/Reuters/Panoramic)
Top seed Frances Tiafoe advanced to the quarter-finals of the US Clay Court Championships by beating wildcard Steve Johnson 6-2, 6-4 at River Oaks Country Club in Houston on Saturday.
Tiafoe, ranked No 15, will play Australian Jason Kubler, the No 6 seed, next.
In the previous round of the Houston Open, Johnson, ranked No 152, won against Argentinian Facundo Bagnis (7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-1).
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: saturday
- Cristian Garin vs. Zizou Bergs: saturday
- J.J. Wolf (5) beat Denis Kudla: 6-4, 6-1
- Gijs Brouwer beat John Isner (4): 6-4, 7-6 (4)
- Jason Kubler beat Daniel Elahi Galan: 6-4, 6-2
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