James Duckworth defeats Christopher Eubanks, marking his first top-50 win in additional than two years, to succeed in the quarterfinals in Dallas.
Dallas, USA , 8 February 2024 | Vivienne Christie
Dallas, USA
James Duckworth seems set to make his top-100 return after upsetting No.5 seed Christopher Eubanks to succeed in the quarterfinals of the Dallas Open.
Duckworth, who at world No.106 is ranked greater than 70 locations behind No.29 Eubanks, recorded a 7-6(3) 6-4 win in his second straight-sets win on the ATP 250 occasion.
It marked Duckworth’s first win over a top-50 opponent since he defeated world No.20 Roberto Bautista Agut on the 2021 Rolex Paris Masters.
The Queenslander withstood 12 aces amongst 23 winners from the big-serving Eubanks and in an all-round clear efficiency, registered solely three errors in opposition to 18 winners, together with 10 aces of his personal.
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A sturdy Duckworth, who peaked at world No.46 early within the 2022 season, didn’t face a break level as he accomplished victory in 77 minutes.
The straight-sets progress sees Duckworth by means of to a second quarterfinal this season, matching his outcome on the Brisbane Worldwide earlier this 12 months.
Rinky Hijikata additionally loved a profitable day in Dallas, with the world No.88 recording a straight-sets win over American wildcard Ethan Quinn of their first-round assembly.
Max Purcell bowed out to Marcos Giron within the second spherical, however returned alongside countryman Jordan Thompson to defeat Andrew Harris and Dominik Koepfer within the doubles.
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Aussies in motion – Dallas
RESULTS
Males’s singles, first spherical
Rinky Hijikata (AUS) d [WC] Ethan Quinn (USA) 6-4 6-4
Males’s singles, second spherical
James Duckworth (AUS) d [5] Christopher Eubanks (USA) 7-6(3) 6-4
Marcos Giron (USA) d [6] Max Purcell (AUS) 6-4 6-3
Males’s doubles, first spherical
Max Purcell(AUS)/Jordan Thompson (AUS) d Andrew Harris (AUS)/Dominic Koepfer (GER) 7-6(6) 6-3
Rinky Hijikata (AUS)/Williams Blumberg (USA) d Julian Money (GBR)/Robert Galloway (USA) 3-6 6-3 [10-7]
Francisco Cabal (POR)/Henry Patten (GBR) d James Duckworth (AUS)/Alex Michelsen (USA) 6-3 6-2
COMING UP
Males’s singles, second spherical
Rinky Hijikata (AUS) v [8] Dominik Koepfer
[7] Jordan Thompson (AUS) v Denis Kudla (USA) or Radu Albot (MDA)
Males’s singles, quarterfinals
James Duckworth (AUS) v [4] Adrian Mannarino OR Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN)
Males’s doubles, quarterfinals
Max Purcell(AUS)/Jordan Thompson (AUS) v TBC
Rinky Hijikata (AUS)/Williams Blumberg (USA) v TBC
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