Born-again Bernard Tomic has continued his extraordinary renaissance with another stunning victory to surge into his first ATP quarter-final in seven years.
A day after notching the fastest win on the tour all year, Tomic claimed the prized scalp of dual grand slam semi-finalist Karen Khachanov in a straight-sets blitz in Mexico on Wednesday (Thursday AEST).
And rounding out a banner day for Australian tennis less than a month out from the US Open, world No.6 Alex de Minaur has beaten his old nemesis Stefanos Tsitsipas to set up an intriguing showdown with Cruz Hewitt in Washington.