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Cincinnati – Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka reached his second quarter-final of the season on Thursday when he defeated Australia’s Alex de Minaur 7-5, 6-4 at the ATP Cincinnati Masters.

The 77th-ranked qualifier, who shocked compatriot Kei Nishikori on Thursday, will next face either France’s Adrian Mannarino or Belgian 16th seed David Goffin for a place in the semi-finals.

Nishioka, 23, advanced in 82 minutes, never facing a break point while twice breaking the Australian’s serve.

Results on Thursday in the WTA/ATP Cincinnati Masters (x-denotes seeding):

Men

3rd round

Richard Gasquet (FRA) bt Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 7-6 (8/6), 6-3

Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) bt Alex De Minaur (AUS) 7-5, 6-4