Nishioka Ousts Dolgopolov In Atlanta

NextGen’s Yoshihito Nishioka upset fourth seed Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 on Thursday at the BB&T Atlanta Open to reach his third tour-level quarter-final. The 20 year old from Japan capitalised on four of his seven break point chances to notch the win in 94 minutes. He next faces Horacio Zeballos, a 6-1, 6-4 winner over Tobias Kamke. The Argentine did not face a break point in the 74-minute win.

Also in action today: Fifth seed Fernando Verdasco takes on Julien Benneteau and second seed Nick Kyrgios makes his Atlanta debut against fellow NextGen star Jared Donaldson. 

Should Donaldson defeat the Aussie, he would join fellow teens Reilly Opelka and Taylor Fritz, top seed John Isner and seventh seed Donald Young as the fifth American to reach the last eight in Atlanta. That would tie the tournament record set at the inaugural BB&T Atlanta Open in 2010.