Japan Open: Michelsen moves into last eight
Alex Michelsen won against Christopher O’Connell in straight sets on Saturday
(Chryslene Caillaud / Panoramic)
Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships •Round of 16 •
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American qualifier Alex Michelsen advanced to the last eight of the Japan Open by beating Australian qualifier Christopher O’Connell 6-1, 6-4 at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Saturday.
Michelsen, ranked No 49, will face Tomas Machac next.
The 20-year-old American won against Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the No 4 seed (4-6, 6-1, 6-2) in the previous round of the Tokyo Open.
In the previous round of the Tokyo Open, O’Connell, ranked No 79, defeated Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry (6-4, 7-6 (5)).
Tokyo ATP 500, other second-round results (Ariake Colosseum, hard, USD 1.818.380, most recent results first):
- Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Holger Rune
- Jordan Thompson vs. Kei Nishikori
- Tomas Machac beat Tommy Paul (5): 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4)
- Ugo Humbert beat Brandon Nakashima: 6-3, 6-2
- Arthur Fils beat Matteo Berrettini: 6-7 (5), 0-0 ret.
- Ben Shelton (8) beat Mariano Navone: 6-4, 6-3
- Jack Draper beat Hubert Hurkacz (2): 6-4, 6-4
