Adelaide International 1: Korda advances to quarter-finals

American Sebastian Korda reached the quarter-finals of the Adelaide International 1 by beating Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4, 6-4 at Memorial Drive Tennis Centre on Thursday.

Korda, ranked No 33, will face the winner of the match between Italian Jannik Sinner, the No 6 seed, and Australian wildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis next.

The 22-year-old American won against Andy Murray (7-6 (3), 6-3) in the previous round of the Adelaide 1 tournament.

Bautista Agut, ranked No 21, edged out Russian Andrey Rublev, the No 4 seed (4-6, 6-3, 6-4).

Adelaide ATP250, other second-round results (Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, hard, USD 642.735, most recent results first):

• Jannik Sinner vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis : Thursday
• Novak Djokovic (1) beat Quentin Halys: 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5)
• Denis Shapovalov (7) beat Roman Safiullin (Q): 6-4, 6-3
• Alexei Popyrin beat Marcos Giron: 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
• Daniil Medvedev (3) beat Miomir Kecmanovic: 6-0, 6-3
• Yoshihito Nishioka beat Mackenzie McDonald: 6-4, 6-3
• Karen Khachanov (8) beat Jack Draper: 6-4, 6-2