Japan Open: Shelton edges out Thompson to book spot in quarter-finals

American Ben Shelton moved into the quarter-finals of the Japan Open by winning against Australian Jordan Thompson 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3 at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Wednesday.

Shelton, ranked No 19, will play No 5 seed Tommy Paul next.

In the previous round of the Tokyo Open, the 21-year-old American edged out Japanese qualifier Taro Daniel (3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2)).

Thompson, ranked No 60, beat German Alexander Zverev, the No 3 seed (6-3, 6-4) in the previous round of the Tokyo Open.

Tokyo ATP500, other second-round results (Ariake Colosseum, hard, USD 2.013.940, most recent results first):

• Zhizhen Zhang vs. Aslan Karatsev
• Taylor Fritz vs. Shintaro Mochizuki
• Alex De Minaur vs. Diego Schwartzman
• Cristian Garin vs. Alexei Popyrin
• Marcos Giron (Q) beat Casper Ruud (2): 6-3, 6-4
• Tommy Paul beat Mackenzie McDonald: 6-4, 6-2
• Felix Auger-Aliassime (8) beat Sebastian Ofner: 6-4, 6-1