Jordan Thompson has cruised into the Dallas Open quarter-finals with a crushing straight-sets win over American Denis Kudla.
The No.7 seeded Australian won 6-1 6-1 in just 68 minutes to set up a last-eight showdown with third seed Ben Shelton.
Thompson, who will improve on his career-best 43 when the next rankings are released, broke Kudla's serve five times during a dominant display in Texas.