Hall of Fame Open : Duckworth reaches last eight
James Duckworth won against Quentin Halys 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 on Wednesday evening. He’ll play the winner of the match between Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, the top seed, and Australian Jason Murray Kubler in the next round
Australian James Duckworth, the No 8 seed, moved into the quarter-finals of the Hall of Fame Open by winning against Frenchman Quentin Halys 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum in Newport on Wednesday evening.
Duckworth, ranked No 74, will play the winner of the match between Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, the top seed, and Australian Jason Murray Kubler next.
In the previous round of the Hall of Fame Open, the Australian defeated qualifier Liam Broady (6-2, 4-6, 6-2) ahead of his victory. Halys, ranked No 86, beat Australian Alexei Popyrin (7-6 (5), 6-3).
Newport ATP 250, other second-round results (International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum, grass, USD 665.330, most recent results first):
- Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Jason Murray Kubler : wednesday
- Peter Gojowczyk vs. John Isner : thursday
- Benjamin Bonzi vs. Christopher Eubanks : thursday
- Max Purcell vs. Andy Murray : wednesday
- Jiri Vesely vs. Steve Johnson : thursday
- Maxime Cressy (4) beat Mitchell Krueger (Q): 6-3, 6-4
- Alexander Bublik (3) beat Jack Sock: 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
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