Arnaldi quick to secure spot in Dallas Open quarter-finals

Matteo Arnaldi, the No 8 seed, moved into the quarter-finals of the Dallas Open by defeating Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-1, 6-3 at the Ford Center at The Star on Thursday.

Arnaldi, ranked No 39, will next play Spaniard Jaume Munar next.

The Italian beat American qualifier Christopher Eubanks (6-3, 6-4) in the previous round of the tournament.

In the first round, Davidovich Fokina, ranked No 59, knocked off American qualifier Brandon Holt (6-1, 7-5).

Dallas ATP 500, other second-round results (Ford Center at The Star, hard, USD 2.760.000, most recent results first):

• Yoshihito Nishioka beat Frances Tiafoe (5): 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
• Taylor Fritz vs. Denis Shapovalov
• Tommy Paul vs. Ethan Quinn
• Reilly Opelka vs. Cameron Norrie
• Michael Mmoh vs. Casper Ruud
• Rinky Hijikata vs. Tomas Machac
• Jaume Munar vs. Ben Shelton

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