Nick Kyrgios has moved on from his run-in with the Acapulco crowd to claim a second-round victory over American Donald Young in straight sets. The Australian broke his opponent twice in the first set and again in the second to claim a 6-2 6-4 win to reach the third round of the ATP event in Mexico on Wednesday (Thursday morning Australian time).

The 21-year-old faces a tough quarter-final test against the winner of world No2 Novak Djokovic’s clash with Argentina veteran Juan Martin del Potro. “I’m looking forward to any of them, honestly,” Kyrgios said post-match. “I think my top-10 record’s pretty good. I think I play well against the top-10 players.”

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“I’ve beaten nearly all of them, except for maybe Novak and (Japan’s Kei) Nishikori. So I feel comfortable playing those guys. This is why you play the game. You play the game to verse these players on big courts and it’s something you dream of as a little kid.”

World No17 Kyrgios was seldom troubled against Young, claiming victory in 72 minutes despite his opponent’s easier passage to the second round. Young, ranked 63 in the world, progressed when Bernard Tomic withdrew from their first-round clash after the opening set, with the Australian citing “unbearable heat” in 27-degree temperatures the previous day.

Kyrgios beat veteran Israeli Dudi Sela in three sets on Tuesday, drawing some negative attention when he told a spectator to “shut the fuck up”. The spectator claims to have been scared and offended by Kyrgios’ outburst, according to Fairfax Media. But the incident has apparently not fazed Kyrgios. “I’m really trying to concentrate everyday now on just trying to put in a good performance, win or lose, just trying to give my best efforts,” he said.

Countryman Jordan Thompson can join Kyrgios in the quarter-finals with victory over Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka on Wednesday.