Dallas Open: Thompson brushes aside Kudla to make quarter-finals

Australian Jordan Thompson, the No 7 seed, reached the last 8 of the Dallas Open by winning against American lucky loser Denis Kudla 6-1, 6-1 at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex.

Thompson, ranked No 44, will play No 3 seed Ben Shelton next.

Ahead of his victory, the Australian defeated American wildcard Adam Neff (6-3, 6-1).

Kudla, ranked No 174, beat Radu Albot (6-3, 7-6 (3)) in the previous round of the Dallas tournament.

Dallas ATP 250, other second-round results (Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex, hard, USD 756.020, most recent results first):

• Adrian Mannarino vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
• Frances Tiafoe vs. Alex Michelsen
• Dominik Koepfer (8) beat Rinky Hijikata: 6-3, 7-6 (5)
• Tommy Paul (2) beat Taro Daniel: 6-3, 6-2
• Ben Shelton beat Michael Mmoh: 6-3, 6-3
• James Duckworth beat Christopher Eubanks (5): 7-6 (3), 6-4
• Marcos Giron beat Max Purcell (6): 6-4, 6-3