Alex de Minaur has stormed into the quarter-finals of the ATP occasion in Los Cabos, Mexico, dropping simply three video games.
The fifth-seeded Australian wanted simply 63 minutes to see off Argentina’s Thiago Agustin Tirante 6-2 6-1 on Wednesday, regardless of not sending down a single ace.
De Minaur arrange a conflict with American Tommy Paul, who loved a 7-5 7-6 (9-7) victory over Felipe Alves of Brazil.
Paul improved to 5-1 on Mexican soil this yr and is trying ahead to going through the person he misplaced to within the Acapulco closing in March.
“We’d rather play later in the tournament, but I’m up for it. It will be a really good match again,” the 26-year-old third seed mentioned.
De Minaur, the world No.19, broke within the fifth and seventh video games to take the primary set, earlier than breaking three extra instances within the second to earn a convincing win.
His compatriot James Duckworth was a last-16 casualty although, happening to seventh seed Dominik Koepfer.
Duckworth, the world No.123, was comprehensively crushed 6-2 6-2 by the German in a single hour 14 minutes of play.
Koepfer’s opponent within the quarters will likely be Aleksandar Kovacevic of the US, who defeated the 2021 champion and second-seeded Brit Cameron Norrie 5-7 7-6 (9-7) 6-4.
Top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was in blistering kind in sealing his progress within the closing contest of day 5.
The world No.5 scored a 6-2 6-4 win over American veteran John Isner, the round-one conqueror of Australia’s Rinky Hijikata.
Fourth seed Borna Coric of Croatia was a straight-sets winner, whereas Chile’s sixth seed Nicolas Jarry and Belarusian Ilya Ivashka each triumphed in three.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
