San Diego Open: Evans into quarter-finals

Top seed Daniel Evans moved into the quarter-finals of the San Diego Open by winning against Japanese Taro Daniel 6-4, 6-4 at the Barnes Tennis Centre on Thursday night.

Evans, ranked No 25, will face Frenchman Constant Lestienne next.

San Diego ATP 250, other second-round matches (Barnes Tennis Centre, hard, USD 612.000, most recent results first):

• Brandon Nakashima vs. Denis Kudla : to be played
• Constant Lestienne beat Alejandro Tabilo (6): 6-1, 6-3
• Jenson Brooksby (2) beat Mackenzie McDonald: 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
• Christopher O’Connell beat J.J. Wolf (8): 6-3, 7-5
• Daniel Elahi Galan beat Pedro Martinez (4): 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
• Marcos Giron (3) beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry: 6-4, 6-3
• James Duckworth (7) beat Mitchell Krueger (Q): 6-3, 7-6 (4)