Dallas Open: Thompson brushes aside Kudla to make quarter-finals
Jordan Thompson beat Denis Kudla 6-1, 6-1 on Thursday evening and will play No 3 seed Ben Shelton in the next round
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Australian Jordan Thompson, the No 7 seed, reached the last 8 of the Dallas Open by winning against American lucky loser Denis Kudla 6-1, 6-1 at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex.
Thompson, ranked No 44, will play No 3 seed Ben Shelton next.
Ahead of his victory, the Australian defeated American wildcard Adam Neff (6-3, 6-1).
Kudla, ranked No 174, beat Radu Albot (6-3, 7-6 (3)) in the previous round of the Dallas tournament.
Dallas ATP 250, other second-round results (Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex, hard, USD 756.020, most recent results first):
- Adrian Mannarino vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
- Frances Tiafoe vs. Alex Michelsen
- Dominik Koepfer (8) beat Rinky Hijikata: 6-3, 7-6 (5)
- Tommy Paul (2) beat Taro Daniel: 6-3, 6-2
- Ben Shelton beat Michael Mmoh: 6-3, 6-3
- James Duckworth beat Christopher Eubanks (5): 7-6 (3), 6-4
- Marcos Giron beat Max Purcell (6): 6-4, 6-3
