Denis Istomin moves to quarterfinals in Eastbourne

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Top-seeded Nicolas Almagro pulled out of the Argon International grass-court tournament in England Wednesday due to a hip injury.

Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin had moved ahead 6-4, 1-0 in a second-round match when Almagro said he couldn't continue.

In quarterfinals Istomin will face Ukraine’s Ilya Marchenko, who outplayed the sixth seeded Argentina’s Horacio Zeballos with the score – 7/6(2), 6/3.