Citi Open: Top seed Rublev sets quarter-final clash against Tiafoe

Russian Andrey Rublev, the top seed, reached the quarter-finals of the Citi Open by defeating Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech, the No 16 seed, 7-6 (4), 6-4 at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington on Thursday night.

Rublev, ranked No 8, will face No 5 seed Frances Tiafoe next.

Ahead of his victory, the Russian edged out Frenchman Luca Van Assche (4-6, 6-3, 6-4).

Rinderknech, ranked No 68, benefited from the retirement of Chinese Juncheng Shang (2-3) in the previous round of the Washington D.C. tournament.

Washington ATP 500, other last 16 results (William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, hard, USD 2.100.230, most recent results first):

• Frances Tiafoe beat Aleksandar Kovacevic: 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-3
• Ben Shelton (2) beat Brandon Nakashima (13): 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4)
• Jordan Thompson (7) beat Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (9): 7-5, 6-4
• Alex Michelsen (15) beat Seong-Chan Hong (Q): 6-3, 6-3
• Sebastian Korda (4) beat Thanasi Kokkinakis: 6-7 (1), 7-5, 3-2 ret.
• Denis Shapovalov (WC) beat Miomir Kecmanovic (12): 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
• Flavio Cobolli (10) beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (8): 1-6, 7-6, 7-6 (7)