Atlanta Open: Tiafoe reaches last eight, meets Nishioka next

American Frances Tiafoe, the No 3 seed, won against Russian Aslan Karatsev 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the last eight of the Atlanta Open on Thursday.

Tiafoe, ranked No 29, will play Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka next at the ATP 250 event being held at the Atlanta Athletic Club

In the previous round of the tournament, Karatsev, ranked No 107, beat qualifier Billy Harris (6-2, 6-2) while Tiafoe had received a first-round bye.

The American is working with David Witt, the former coach of Jessica Pegula, this week.

Atlanta ATP 250, other second-round matches (Atlanta Athletic Club, hard, USD 756,020):

• Jordan Thompson (4) beat Harold Mayot (LL): 6-2, 7-5
• Yoshihito Nishioka beat Mackenzie McDonald: 6-3, 6-4
• Mattia Bellucci (Q) beat Adrian Mannarino (2): 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-3
• Arthur Rinderknech beat Adam Walton (LL): 7-6 (4), 6-3
• Ben Shelton vs. Juncheng Shang
• David Goffin vs. Max Purcell
• Reilly Opelka vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

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