De Minaur wins all-Aussie clash against Hewitt, Shelton and Pegula progress in Washington

[p]Top-seeded [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-minaur-alex/EZgZ9Xfh/"]De Minaur[/a] was always likely to prove too much for 17-year-old qualifier [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hewitt-cruz/pOQrEMUs/"]Hewitt[/a] -- son of Aussie great Lleyton Hewitt -- who had only captured his first ATP victory in Tuesday's first round.[/p][p]The first set threatened to become a demolition as De Minaur raced to a 5-0 lead.[/p][p]But Hewitt found his feet, breaking back in the sixth game and holding serve before succumbing 6-2.[/p][p]Cheered on by a crowd that included his famous father, Hewitt started the second set brightly.[/p][p]But he was broken again on his second service game and could not reel in De Minaur, who warmly embraced the youngster at the net after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/de-minaur-a-EZgZ9Xfh/hewitt-c-pOQrEMUs/?mid=CfsWYAxo"]taking the match[/a].[/p][embed guid="f5dae459-b909-4710-a72c-d969b720a872" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXNFHStZXgM" social-type="youtube" /][p]It was the first head-to-head ATP Tour match between the two, who have known each other for years.[/p][p]"[b]It was definitely weird,[/b]" said De Minaur. "[b]I knew I was going to play him on the tour someday, but I didn't actually expect it to be this week[/b].[/p][p]"[b]It was an amazing feeling. Even all the lead up, seeing all the incredible pictures that we have together and how we've both grown up.[/b][/p][p]"[b]I'm glad I managed to get through, but I'm sure we're going to have many battles in the years to come[/b]."[/p][p]De Minaur next faces American [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nakashima-brandon/ETGnbrpH/"]Brandon Nakashima[/a], who upset Czech seventh seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mensik-jakub/UFj257G8/"]Jakub Mensik[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/mensik-j-UFj257G8/nakashima-b-ETGnbrpH/?mid=p60F0hOp"]7-6(5), 3-6, 6-4.[/a][/p][p]US home hope [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shelton-ben/QNuG0Gzb/"]Shelton[/a] advanced with a gritty [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/humbert-u-O4ywE5Ah/shelton-b-QNuG0Gzb/?mid=xtV69SkI"]6-7(3), 6-3, 6-4[/a] victory over France's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/humbert-ugo/O4ywE5Ah/"]Ugo Humbert[/a]. After handing Humbert the first set with a double fault on set point, Shelton dominated the second.[/p][image alt="Match result" id="9545505a-7485-4f64-a33e-8d2e1c2ca5ee" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="01315566-9d92-45b1-a875-992c809c0bc4" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]But the third set was a tense affair and after seizing a break for a 5-4 lead Shelton had to fend off a break point before polishing off the match with a sharply angled serve that Humbert smacked into the net.[/p][p]"[b]For me, it was all about heart tonight[/b]," Shelton said after lining up a meeting with Chile's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tabilo-alejandro/YgVnM5vO/"]Alejandro Tabile[/a], a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/atmare-t-6mkEQ279/tabilo-a-YgVnM5vO/?mid=MwpTemfl"]6-3, 7-6(6)[/a] winner over France's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/atmane-terence/6mkEQ279/"]Terence Atmane[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pegula-jessica/KdojxrAR/"]Pegula[/a] also had to rally from a set down, saying she started her match against Poland's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/frech-magdalena/W6pL8zuB/"]Frech[/a] "just a little off" after a first-round bye.[/p][p]"[b]I wasn't quite attacking the ball, and I felt like once I did that, then everything else kind of started to click together[/b]," said Pegula, who finished with 42 winners and won 12 of the last 15 games to triumph [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/frech-m-W6pL8zuB/pegula-j-KdojxrAR/?mid=lxQrFWLt"]3-6, 6-3, 6-0.[/a][/p][embed guid="69d768ce-a45d-41fe-8e4c-84cd0f0ac991" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qBt90T0PNg" social-type="youtube" /][p]Pegula next plays fifth-seeded [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kalinskaya-anna/KGdcQnEf/"]Anna Kalinskaya[/a], who saved two match points to beat Indonesia's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tjen-janice/ngVYO2lo/"]Janice Tjen[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/kalinskaya-a-KGdcQnEf/tjen-j-ngVYO2lo/?mid=zs6iW0Lb"]1-6, 6-3, 7-6(7)[/a].[/p][p]Ukraine's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/monfils-elina/jyngIesG/"]Svitolina[/a] booked her quarter-final berth with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/kudermetova-p-8O9jYpK8/svitolina-e-jyngIesG/?mid=QBbqBCT6"]7-6(4), 6-4[/a] victory over Uzbekistan's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kudermetova-polina/8O9jYpK8/"]Polina Kudermetova[/a]. She'll face rising Philippines star [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/eala-alexandra/ppu9X7PH/"]Alexandra Eala[/a] for a place in the semi-finals.[/p]