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Lexus ATP Head2Head: Frances Tiafoe scored a statement 6-1, 6-4 victory against returning finalist Flavio Cobolli to reach the quarterfinal of DC Open. This is Tiafoe's third quarterfinal of the 2025 ATP Tour season after Houston and Roland Garros.

Tiafoe joins Andre Agassi and Alexander Zverev as the only men this century to reach the Washington quarters in four consecutive years. With his first Top 20 win of the season (1-2), Tiafoe has now recorded back-to-back hard-court wins for the first time since his run to the 2024 US Open semi-finals, ATP reports.

Tiafoe beat countryman Ben Shelton in last year's US Open third round and will now have a chance to level the pair's Lexus ATP Head2Head at 2-2 when the home favourites meet again in Friday's quarter-finals. Shelton booked his place in the last eight with a 6-3, 6-2 win against Gabriel Diallo.