Johnson Into Tokyo QFs For Second Time
Johnson Into Tokyo QFs For Second Time
Raonic, Goffin compete in second-round matches later today
American Steve Johnson, buoyed with confidence following his career-best win over World No. 7 Dominic Thiem on Tuesday, was super consistent and solid on serve — winning 25 of his 27 first-service points — to beat last week’s Shenzhen Open finalist, Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-2, 6-4 on Thursday at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2017.
Johnson, who is through to the Tokyo quarter-finals for the second time (also 2014, on his tournament debut), is now 28-17 on the season that includes his second ATP World Tour title at the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship (d. Bellucci). He will next play eighth-seeded Argentine Diego Schwartzman in the last eight at the Ariake Colosseum.
Later today, Canadian third seed and three-time finalist Milos Raonic, returning from a left wrist injury after a seven-week absence, takes on Japan’s Yuichi Sugita — enjoying a career-best season — and fourth-seeded Belgian David Goffin meets Australian qualifier Matthew Ebden. France’s Richard Gasquet, the 2007 finalist, also challenges Yen-Hsun Lu of Chinese Taipei.
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