Alex de Minaur reaches China Open quarterfinal after furious battle with qualifier Quentin Halys

In short:

Alex de Minaur beat French world number 50 Quentin Halys in a 2-hour 47-minute, three-set epic at the China Open.

Halys served for the match at 5-3 in the second set, before de Minaur rallied to win 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5.

What's next?

De Minaur will play Andrey Rublev, currently ranked number 20 in the world, in the quarterfinal.