Winston-Salem Open: Nakashima through to last 16, to meet Gasquet next
Brandon Nakashima defeated Arthur Fils 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-2 on Tuesday evening and will face Frenchman Richard Gasquet, the No 12 seed, in the next round
Brandon Nakashima Winston-Salem 2022 Zuma / Panoramic
American Brandon Nakashima beat Frenchman Arthur Fils, the No 7 seed, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-2 to reach the last 16 of the Winston-Salem Open at Wake Forest Tennis Complex on Tuesday evening.
Nakashima, ranked No 72, will play Frenchman Richard Gasquet, the No 12 seed, next.
In the previous round of the Winston-Salem tournament, the 22-year-old American edged out Australian Jason Kubler (6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (3)).
Winston-Salem ATP250, other second-round matches (Wake Forest Tennis Complex, hard, USD 760.930):
- Max Purcell beat Andrey Kuznetsov (LL): 6-4, 6-1
- Alex Michelsen (WC) beat Sebastian Ofner (15): 7-6 (4), 7-5
- Laslo Djere (4) beat Facundo Diaz Acosta: 6-3, 6-3
- Richard Gasquet beat Marc-Andrea Huesler: 6-4, 6-4
- Sebastian Baez (6) beat Daniel Elahi Galan: 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
- Marton Fucsovics (14) beat Zhizhen Zhang: 6-4, 6-2
- Michael Mmoh vs. Marcos Giron
- Omni Kumar vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
- Borna Coric vs. Rinky Hijikata
- Jiri Lehecka vs. Mitchell Krueger
- Aleksandar Vukic vs. Luca Van Assche
- Benjamin Bonzi vs. Sebastian Korda
- Jack Draper vs. Tallon Griekspoor: tuesday
- Yannick Hanfmann vs. Juan Manuel Cerundolo
- Dominik Koepfer vs. Strong Kirchheimer
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