SA's Kevin Anderson makes Newport quarter-finals upon return to ATP Tour

South African tennis ace Kevin Anderson continued to impress in his comeback with a Round of 16 victory at the Hall of Fame Open in Newport on Wednesday. 

Anderson beat Dutchman Gijs Brouwer 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) in one hour and 45 minutes to advance to the quarter-finals of the grass-court event he won in 2021.

On Tuesday, Anderson won his first match 6-3, 6-2 against Canada's Gabriel Diallo.

Anderson, 37, retired from tennis in May 2022, but accepted a wild card entry into the ATP 250-level event. 

Anderson, who has won seven ATP Tour titles, will next play either American Steve Johnson or Frenchman Ugo Humbert.

Kevin Anderson ???? out of retirement and BACK into the Newport ATP 250 quarterfinals! Tops Brouwer 6-3, 7-6 (6) @TennisHalloFame #InfosysHallOfFameOpen pic.twitter.com/41riHkAXiM

The Johannesburg-born Anderson is a former world No 5 and a former finalist at the US Open and Wimbledon. He lost to Rafael Nadal in the 2017 US Open final and Novak Djokovic in the 2018 Wimbledon final.