All six seeded players who took the court on Wednesday advanced to the quarterfinals in the Infosys Hall of Fame Open at Newport, R.I.
That group was led by second-seeded John Isner of the United States, who topped Germany’s Peter Gojowczyk 6–3, 7–6 (6). Isner finished with a 22–6 edge in aces and saved the only break point he faced.
Third-seeded Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan defeated the United States’ Jack Sock 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, and sixth-seeded Andy Murray of Scotland rallied past Australia’s Max Purcell 4–6, 6–2, 6–1.
Fourth-seeded Maxime Cressy of the United States, fifth-seeded Benjamin Bonzi of France and eighth-seeded James Duckworth of Australia also earned second-round victories. The United States’ Steve Johnson got a walkover win over seventh-seeded Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic….