Citi Open: Shelton wins tight clash against Nakashima to make quarter-finals
Ben Shelton beat Brandon Nakashima 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) on Thursday evening. He’ll play Canadian wildcard Denis Shapovalov in the next round
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Second seed Ben Shelton moved into the quarter-finals of the Citi Open by winning against No 13 seed Brandon Nakashima 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington on Thursday evening.
Shelton, ranked No 14, will face Canadian wildcard Denis Shapovalov next.
Ben Shelton beat qualifier Radu Albot (6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3) in the previous round of the Washington D.C. tournament.
In the previous round of the Washington D.C. tournament, Nakashima, ranked No 54, defeated Australian Christopher O’Connell (6-2, 6-2).
Washington ATP 500, other last 16 results (William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, hard, USD 2.100.230, most recent results first):
- Andrey Rublev vs. Arthur Rinderknech
- Aleksandar Kovacevic vs. Frances Tiafoe
- 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 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)
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