ATP Adelaide International: Davidovich Fokina beats Millman to reach last eight
The Spaniard will face the winner of the match between Roberto Bautista Agut, the No 4 seed, and lucky loser Robin Haase in the next round
Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina reacts during the final match against Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas at the ATP Monte Carlo Masters
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Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the No 7 seed, advanced to the quarter-finals of the ATP Adelaide International by defeating Australian qualifier John Millman 6-3, 6-3 at Memorial Drive Tennis Centre on Wednesday.
Davidovich Fokina, ranked No 32, will play the winner of the match between Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut, the No 4 seed, and Dutch lucky loser Robin Haase next.
The Spaniard had beaten American Brandon Nakashima (6-2, 7-6 (3)) in the previous round while Millman, ranked No 148, edged out Albert Ramos-Vinolas, of Spain, (4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (6)) in his opener after saving match points in the final set.
Adelaide ATP 250, other second-round results (Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, hard, USD 713,495, most recent results first):
- Andrey Rublev vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis
- Jason Kubler vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
- SoonWoo Kwon vs. Pablo Carreno Busta
- Mackenzie McDonald vs. Mikael Ymer
- Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Robin Haase
- Marc-Andrea Huesler vs. Karen Khachanov
- Tommy Paul vs. Jack Draper
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