Australia’s Matthew Ebden is out of the Malaysian Open after a 7-5 6-2 loss to Frenchman Julien Benneteau.
Vasek Pospisil of Canada advanced to the quarter-finals of the tournament on Wednesday by beating American qualifier Michael Yani 6-3 7-5.
The 22-year-old Pospisil will next face either second-seeded Juan Monaco or wild-card entry Jimmy Wang.
“I have had a few good matches and hopefully I can keep my level,” Pospisil said. “I lost to Monaco in straights set early this year but whomever I play, it will be tough.”
Also, Nikolay Davydenko defeated Indian lucky loser Sanam Singh 7-5 6-4, and Alex Bogomolov Jr wasted nine break points before beating British qualifier Dominic Inglot 7-5 6-3. Bogomolov will next meet top-seeded David Ferrer.
Alejandro Falla of Colombia advanced after Rajeev Ram of the United States retired with a hamstring injury while trailing 7-6 (7-4) 4-2, and Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan beat sixth-seeded Pablo Andujar of Spain 6-3 6-2.