Defending champion Frances Tiafoe beat James Duckworth 6-2, 6-7 (4), 7-5 on Thursday evening within the U.S. Males’s Clay Courtroom Championship to advance to the quarterfinal for the third straight yr.
The third-seeded American had 15 aces and didn’t face a break level towards the Australian.
“Each win is massive proper now, to only type of construct it,” Tiafoe stated. “Tonight was enormous.”
He improved to 8-7 this season.
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“I want I gained in straights, however I undoubtedly performed fairly effectively,” Tiafoe stated. “I assumed I performed rather well within the first set. He can serve rather well. I had some probabilities, some break factors, however good serves from him and he actually made it robust for me.”
Tiafoe superior to face sixth-seeded Jordan Thompson of Australia within the quarterfinals Friday. Thompson beat American Aleksandar Kovacevic 4-6, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (7) in 3 hours, 35 minutes within the longest match in event historical past.
Additionally, fourth-seeded Tomas Martin Etcheverry of Argetnina beat Daniel Elahi Galan of Colombia 6-4, 6-4. American Michael Mmoh upset eighth-seeded Max Purcell of Australia 6-2, 7-5.