Eastbourne Open: Davidovich Fokina makes last eight
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina edged out James Duckworth 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday. He’ll play No 3 seed Jakub Mensik in the next round
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Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the No 6 seed, moved into the last 8 of the Eastbourne Open by edging out Australian qualifier James Duckworth 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-4 at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club on Wednesday.
Davidovich Fokina, ranked No 28, will play No 3 seed Jakub Mensik next.
The Spaniard won against lucky loser Chun-Hsin Tseng (7-6 (6), 6-2) in the previous round of the Eastbourne tournament.
In the previous round of the Eastbourne tournament, Duckworth, ranked No 106, beat qualifier Aleksandar Vukic (6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1).
Eastbourne ATP 250, other second-round results (Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, grass, EUR 756.875, most recent results first):
- Taylor Fritz vs. Joao Fonseca
- Daniel Evans vs. Tommy Paul: wednesday
- Marcos Giron vs. Jacob Fearnley: wednesday
- Billy Harris (LL) beat Mattia Bellucci (Q): 6-3, 6-4
- Jakub Mensik beat Reilly Opelka: 7-5, 6-3
- Jenson Brooksby (LL) beat Nuno Borges (8): 6-4, 6-4
- Ugo Humbert (4) beat Lorenzo Sonego: 7-5, 6-4
