British number one Dan Evans won consecutive matches on the ATP Tour for the first time since February, beating American Frances Tiafoe to reach the European Open quarter-finals.
Evans, ranked 35th in the world, won 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 against Tiafoe in Antwerp.
The 30-year-old will face Russian third seed Karen Khachanov or Belgium’s Zizou Bergs in the last eight.
In the doubles, fourth seeds Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski lost 6-4 6-4 to Rohan Bopanna and Matwe Middelkoop.
Elsewhere, Katie Boulter earned victory in her first tour-level match since March, while Harriet Dart and Francesca Jones also won at a separate tournament on the second-tier ITF Tour.
Boulter, 24, enjoyed a 6-4 7-6 (7-3) win over Poland’s Martyna Kubka at the W15 Sharm El Sheikh.
Dart, 24, won 6-3 6-3 against France’s Selena Janicijevic at the W25 Reims, where Jones claimed a 6-2 6-0 victory over Indy de Vroome of the Netherlands.
On the men’s second-tier Challenger Tour, Jay Clarke was beaten 6-7 (5-7) 7-5 6-2 by Croatia’s Borna Gojo in Istanbul.
Article courtesy of BBC Sport
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