Adelaide International 1: Nishioka reaches last eight
Yoshihito Nishioka defeated Mackenzie McDonald 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday
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Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka advanced to the last eight of the Adelaide International 1 by winning against American Mackenzie McDonald 6-4, 6-3 at Memorial Drive Tennis Centre on Wednesday.
Nishioka, ranked No 36, will face the winner of the match between American Marcos Giron and Australian Alexei Popyrin next.
In the previous round of the Adelaide 1 tournament, the Japanese edged out Dane Holger Rune, the No 5 seed (2-6, 6-4, 6-4).
McDonald, ranked No 63, benefited from the abandonment of Colombian Daniel Elahi Galan (6-3) in the previous round of the Adelaide 1 tournament.
Adelaide ATP250, other second-round results (Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, hard, USD 642.735, most recent results first):
- Sebastian Korda vs. Roberto Bautista Agut
- Jannik Sinner vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis
- Roman Safiullin vs. Denis Shapovalov
- Novak Djokovic vs. Quentin Halys
- Marcos Giron vs. Alexei Popyrin
- Daniil Medvedev vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
- Karen Khachanov (8) beat Jack Draper: 6-4, 6-2
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