Second-seeded Ben Shelton showed his resolve on Thursday, rallying for a 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-4 victory over France’s Ugo Humbert to advance to the quarterfinals of the Mubadala DC Open in Washington.
Shelton hit just 62.2% of his first serves but navigated his serve well regardless, winning 70.4% of his service points overall and getting broken just once in six chances. With the win, the top-ranked American (No. 8 in the world) is through to his eighth tour-level quarterfinal of the season, third-most among ATP competitors. He’ll face Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo, who beat Terence Atmane of France 6-3, 7-6 (6), for a spot in the semifinals.
No. 1 seed Alex de Minaur ran away with a convincing 6-2, 6-3 win over 17-year-old qualifier Cruz Hewitt, the son of two-time Grand Slam champion Lleyton Hewitt, in an all-Australian affair.
U.S. competitor Brandon Nakashima outlasted No. 7 seed Czech Jakub Mensik for a 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-4 win to set up a quarterfinal clash against de Minaur.
–Field Level Media
