Juan Martin del Potro holds off Karan Khachanov, Kyle Edmund also through
Juan Martin del Potro and Kyle Edmund reached the quarter-final of the China Open, but Grigor Dimitrov crashed out.
Top seed Del Potro secured his place in the last eight with a 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) win over Karen Khachanov from Russia.
Olé Olé! 💪🇦🇷@delpotrojuan defeats Karen Khachanov 6-4 7-6(4) to reach #ChinaOpen quarter-finals and qualify for #NittoATPFinals for 1st time since 2013! pic.twitter.com/YywrZb2HiA
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) October 3, 2018
He will face Filip Krajinovic, who beat Feliciano Lopez, for a place in the semi-finals while his quarter-final win also earned him a place in this year’s ATP World Tour Finals in London.
One break of serve was enough to earn the Argentine the opening set while the duo traded breaks in the second set before Del Potro wrapped it up via the tie-breaker.
Fifth seed Edmund battled to a three-set win over Matteo Berrettini, winning 7-5, 6-7 (2-7), 7-5 in just under three hours.
Signed with a 😃@KyleEdmund wraps up a hard-fought victory over Italy's Matteo Berrettini 7-5 6-7(2) 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals in Beijing. #ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/bO8xhKVCRM
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) October 3, 2018
The British No 1 will face Dusan Lajovic in the quarters after the Serb qualifier stunned Grigor Dimitrov with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 win.
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