Summary Steve Johnson beat Feliciano Lopez 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) to reach Valencia Open quarter-finals.
VALENCIA (AFP) - American Steve Johnson ousted world number 16 Feliciano Lopez 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) to reach the quarter-finals as the seeds continued to fall at the Valencia Open on Thursday.
Indeed the top five seeds all failed to make the last eight as Germany s Mischa Zverev shocked Fabio Fognini 6-2, 7-6 (7/3) and Joao Sousa beat France s Benoit Paire 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.
Top seed and three-time champion David Ferrer withdrew from the tournament on Wednesday due to an elbow injury.
Spain s Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, at six, is the highest remaining seed in the draw and will face Johnson in Friday s quarter-finals after sweeping aside Japan s Taro Daniel 6-3, 6-4.
Seventh seed Roberto Bautisita Agut eased past Russian newcomer Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-3 and will take on Zverev in the last eight.
Portugal s Sousa will meet third seed Bernard Tomic s conqueror, Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas.
German qualifier Daniel Brands faces Canada s Vasek Pospisil after overcoming lucky loser Albert Montanes, who had replaced Ferrer, 6-2, 6-2.
