Nakashima, Nishioka & Opelka enter QFs at Delray Beach Open

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Patna : World No 294 Brandon Nakashima, 18, USA, upset World No 60 Cameron Norrie, 24, UK, in straight sets in 2nd round to enter the quarter-finals of Delray Beach Open, an ATP Tour 250 played on hard courts at Delray Beach, USA, on February 20, 2020.

Nakashima beat Cameron Norrie 7-5, 6-2 in 81 minutes in 2nd round to become the youngest quarter-finalist at the event in 12 years. Nakashima won 4 break points in the match to 1 by the Brit. Both the players fired 3 Aces each in the match. The American won 5 games in a row in the match to 2 by Norrie. Nakashima won 67 points in the match to 51 by Norrie. He won 39 service points to 35 by Norrie.

Nakashima will face World No 63 Yoshihito Nishioka, 24, Japan, in QFs on February 21. Nishioka beat qualifier Noah Rubin, 23, USA, 6-1, 6-2 in 2nd round winning 4 break points in the match on February 20. The Japanese also won 5 games in a row in the match. Nishioka, in all, won 53 points in the match to 26 by World No 269 Rubin, a former Wimbledon Junior singles champion. He won 32 service points to 19 by the American.

Fourth seed Reilly Opelka, 22, USA, beat World No 159 Mackenzie McDonald, 24, USA, 6-3, 6-4 in 64 minutes in 2nd round to enter the QFs winning 2 break points and 3 games in a row in the match. World No 54 Opelka hammered 17 Aces in the match to 2 by McDonald. Opelka won 56 points to 43 by McDonald.