British No. 7 Jack Pinnington Jones is having fun with the very best week of his profession on the Dallas Open.
Jack Pinnington Jones is thru to his first tour-level quarter-final on the Dallas Open (Picture: Getty)
There’s a British tennis participant named Jack, kitted out in Vuori, making waves on the Dallas Open. No, it’s not world No. 12 Jack Draper. As a substitute, it’s former faculty tennis participant Jack Pinnington Jones, who is thru to his first tour-level quarter-final. The 22-year-old adopted within the footsteps of fellow Brits Cameron Norrie and Jacob Fearnley by attending Texas Christian College in america, however determined to not return following his junior yr, and turned skilled final summer time.
And the choice is paying off for world No. 181 Pinnington Jones, who’s having fun with the very best week of his profession in Dallas. He got here by way of qualifying to achieve the primary draw and surprised world No. 20 Flavio Cobolli within the first spherical.
The British No. 7 wanted simply 53 minutes to beat the Wimbledon quarter-finalist 6-2 6-2 to earn the largest win of his profession. Pinnington Jones then adopted it up by beating fellow former faculty tennis star Eliot Spizzirri 7-6(5) 4-6 7-6(4) to achieve a maiden ATP Tour quarter-final, the place he’ll face 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic.
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