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With the win, Kyrgios reached the quarterfinals, where he will meet
sixth seed Pablo Carreno Busta. The Spaniard earned his way there
with a 6-4, 0-6, 6-3 win over American Sebastian Korda.
For Kyrgios, the third set was tense until he broke Tsitsipas' serve
to take a 5-4 lead, then served out for the match. Tsitsipas lost
despite 39 winners (18 aces) compared to 32 winners (nine aces) for
Kyrgios.
Also advancing was World No. 1 and top seed Daniil Medvedev of
Russia, who dispatched David Goffin of Belgium in a quick 6-3, 6-2
opening-round win. Next up for Medvedev in the second round is Ilya
Ivashka of Belarus.
Fourth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada and fifth seed Hubert
Hurkacz of Poland won their matches and will meet in the
quarterfinals.
Cinch Championships
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain outlasted Alex de Minaur of
Australia 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 in London.
Serving to send the match to a tiebreaker, de Minaur was broken his
only time in the third set, giving Davidovich Fokina the win.
In the quarterfinals, the Spaniard will face Botic van de Zandschulp
of the Netherlands, who defeated Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria in
straight sets.
Also moving on was Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori, who ousted Jack Draper
of Great Britain.
--Field Level Media
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