Qureshi, ranked 214th in the world, opened his campaign in the grasscourt tournament with a bang, eliminating top seed Mardy Fish in straight sets.

On Wednesday, he followed up with a 7-6 (7/2), 5-7, 6-4 victory over Nathan Healey of Australia.

Unseeded Dick Norman of Belgium awaits Qureshi in the quarterfinals after ousting eighth-seeded Michael Berrer of Germany 6-2, 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (8/6).

This will be the first meeting between the two.

Second-seeded American Vince Spadea bidding to return to the final here after a first-round ouster last year, advanced with a 6-3, 7-5 second-round victory over Chile's Paul Capdeville.

Spadea reached the final here in 2005 before falling to Greg Rusedski of Britain. However, he followed up that effort with a disappointing opening-round exit here last year, losing to fellow American Robert Kendrick in three sets.

Next up for Spadea is South African veteran Wesley Moodie, who beat Roko Karanusic of Croatia 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.

The final match of the first round was also completed Wednesday as fourth-seeded Fabrice Santoro of France defeated Alexander Peya of Austria 6-4, 6-1.