Tommy Paul Reaches Atlanta Quarter-final
Tommy Paul won against SoonWoo Kwon 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday evening and will face the winner of the match between American Reilly Opelka, the top seed, and Belarusian Ilya Ivashka in the next round
Mar 15, 2022; Indian Wells, CA, USA; Tommy Paul (USA) hits a shot in his third round match against Alex De Minaur (not pictured) at the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. || AI / Reuters / Panoramic
American Tommy Paul, the No 5 seed, moved into the last eight of the Atlanta Open by defeating SoonWoo Kwon 6-3, 6-3 at the Atlantic Stadion on Wednesday evening.
Paul, ranked No 36, will play the winner of the match between American Reilly Opelka, the top seed, and Belarusian Ilya Ivashka next.
Paul, who improved to 25-17 on the season, matched his personal best win total and reached his 7th ATP quarter-final of 2022.
In the previous round, the American won against wildcard Jack Sock (6-1, 6-1).
Kwon, ranked No 76, edged out American Marcos Giron (7-6 (3), 4-6, 7-5) during the first round.
Atlanta ATP 250, other second-round results (Atlantic Stadion, hard, USD 792.980, most recent results first):
- Ben Shelton vs. John Isner
- Jenson Brooksby vs. Mackenzie McDonald
- Andres Martin vs. Adrian Mannarino
- Alex De Minaur vs. James Duckworth
- Reilly Opelka vs. Ilya Ivashka
- Taro Daniel vs. Frances Tiafoe
- Brandon Nakashima vs. John Millman
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