Eastbourne Open: Mensik makes last eight
Jakub Mensik defeated Reilly Opelka 7-5, 6-3 on Wednesday and will face the winner of the match between Australian qualifier James Duckworth and Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the No 6 seed, in the next round
Jakub Mensik in Madrid (Zuma/PSNewz)
No 3 seed Jakub Mensik beat American Reilly Opelka 7-5, 6-3 to advance to the last 8 of the Eastbourne Open at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club on Wednesday.
Mensik, ranked No 17, will face the winner of the match between Australian qualifier James Duckworth and Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the No 6 seed, next.
In the previous round of the Eastbourne tournament, Opelka, ranked No 72, edged out qualifier George Loffhagen (7-6 (6), 3-6, 7-6 (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
- Marcos Giron vs. Jacob Fearnley
- James Duckworth vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
- Billy Harris (LL) beat Mattia Bellucci (Q): 6-3, 6-4
- Jenson Brooksby (LL) beat Nuno Borges (8): 6-4, 6-4
- Ugo Humbert (4) beat Lorenzo Sonego: 7-5, 6-4
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