Japan Open: Tiafoe reaches quarter-finals
Frances Tiafoe won against Bernabe Zapata Miralles 6-1, 7-6 (7) on Thursday
Frances Tiafoe, US Open 2022 | © AI / Reuters / Panoramic
American Frances Tiafoe, the No 4 seed, won against Spaniard Bernabe Zapata Miralles 6-1, 7-6 (7) to move into the quarter-finals of the Japan Open at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Thursday.
Tiafoe, ranked No 19, will play the winner of the match between Serb Miomir Kecmanovic and No 8 seed Daniel Evans next.
In the previous round of the Tokyo Open, the American beat Japanese wildcard Yasutaka Uchiyama (6-3, 6-4). Zapata Miralles, ranked No 80, won against Japanese Taro Daniel (7-5, 7-5).
Tokyo ATP 500, other second-round matches (Ariake Colosseum, hard, USD 1.953.285, most recent results first):
- Hiroki Moriya vs. Taylor Fritz : Thursday in Tokyo
- Denis Shapovalov vs. Rio Noguchi : Thursday in Tokyo
- Brandon Nakashima vs. Borna Coric : Thursday in Tokyo
- Nick Kyrgios vs. Kamil Majchrzak : Thursday in Tokyo
- Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Daniel Evans : Thursday in Tokyo
- Pedro Martinez beat Jaume Munar: 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
- SoonWoo Kwon beat Mackenzie McDonald: 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-2
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