Brisbane Open: Dimitrov books spot in last eight

Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, the second seed, reached the last eight of the Brisbane Open by defeating Australian wildcard Aleksandar Vukic 6-2, 7-6 (5) at the Queensland Tennis Centre on Wednesday.

Dimitrov finished the match in an hour, 25 minutes on the back of 12 aces and two break-point conversions.

The defending champion won 94 percent of his first-serve points, not allowing his opponent a break-point opportunity.

Dimitrov, ranked No 10, will play the winner of the match between Australian Jordan Thompson, the No 8 seed, and American Alex Michelsen next.

The 33-year-old Bulgarian won against German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann (7-6 (5), 6-3) in the previous round of the Brisbane tournament.

In the previous round of the Brisbane tournament, Vukic, ranked No 68, beat Belgian David Goffin (6-2, 6-3).

Brisbane ATP 250, other second-round results (Queensland Tennis Centre, hard, USD 766.290, most recent results first):

• Jakub Mensik vs. Dusan Lajovic
• Frances Tiafoe vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
• Reilly Opelka vs. Matteo Arnaldi
• Novak Djokovic vs. Gael Monfils
• Jordan Thompson vs. Alex Michelsen
• Nicolas Jarry beat Benjamin Bonzi (Q): 6-2, 6-3
• Jiri Lehecka beat Yoshihito Nishioka (Q): 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-4

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