Portuguese Open: First back-to-back wins for Thiem this year, advances to quarter-finals

Austrian Dominic Thiem beat American Ben Shelton, the No 8 seed, 6-2, 6-2 to move into the last eight of the Portuguese Open at Clube de Ténis do Estoril on Thursday.

Thiem, ranked No 111, will play the winner of the match between Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut, the No 4 seed, and Frenchman Quentin Halys next.

This is the first time he has won back-to-back matches in seven months.

Ahead of his victory, the Austrian edged out qualifier Sebastian Ofner (3-6, 6-3, 6-4).

Shelton, ranked No 39, won against Frenchman Constant Lestienne (7-5, 7-5) in the previous round of the Estoril Open.

Estoril ATP250, other second-round results (Clube de Ténis do Estoril, clay, EUR 562.815, most recent results first):

• Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Quentin Halys
• Bernabe Zapata Miralles vs. Hubert Hurkacz
• Miomir Kecmanovic (6) beat Jurij Rodionov: 6-0, 6-1
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (3) beat Luca Van Assche: 6-3, 7-5
• Casper Ruud (1) beat João Sousa (WC): 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
• Sebastian Baez (5) beat Pedro Cachin: 6-4, 7-6 (2)
• Marco Cecchinato beat Fabio Fognini: 4-6, 6-3, 6-3