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Queenslander Adam Walton has reached the 16 round at Houston Open, but there was not so much joy for Rhinky Hijikata, Jordan Thompson and James Duckworth.
The world number 85 had to resist before 6-3 7-6 (7-5) prevail over Michael Mmoh to reach the 16-round round at the ATP-250 event on Wednesday (AEDT).
Walton’s reward is a meeting with the second French sown Tiafoe with a place in the quarterfinals at stake.
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It was Australia’s only success as Rinky Hijikata, sown No.6 Jordan Thompson and James Duckworth retired.
Hijikata, 24, suffered a defeat 6-2 4-6 6-3 against Chris Eubanks at his first departure at the Claycourt opening event of the season.
Previously, Duckworth was defeated 6-2 6-2 by the qualifier Colton Smith and Thompson expelled 4-6 6-4 6-3 by the wildcard Ethan Quinn.
Eubanks will play with the eighth sown Kei Nishikori from Japan or Mitchell Krueger below.
Hijikata, who was grouped by Novak Djokovic last week in the second round of the Miami Open after the second round eliminations in hard roof events in Phoenix and Indian Wells, broke in the second and eighth game to lose the opening set.
The doubles champion of the Australia Open 2023 responded with two service breaks to claim the second set, but broke in the sixth game of the decisive before finally going down in an hour 57 minutes.
The sown Tommy Paul opens his campaign against Cristian Garin de Chile on Thursday.
