No. 2 seed Taylor Fritz and fellow American and No. 3 seed Ben Shelton received in straight units Wednesday to achieve the quarterfinals of the BOSS Open in Stuttgart, Germany.
Fritz struck 12 aces and recorded the one service break of the match in a 6-3, 7-6 (6) win towards Quentin Halys of France. Up subsequent is Hungarian Marton Fucsovics, a 7-6 (4), 6-3 winner over Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech.
Shelton saved 4 break factors within the second set earlier than closing out a 7-6 (4), 7-5 win over France’s Pierre-Hugues Herbert. His opponent within the closing eight will likely be eighth-seeded Czech Jiri Lehecka, who posted a 6-4, 7-5 win towards Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff.
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Fifth-seeded Hubert Hurkacz of Poland overcame a mid-match again harm to defeat Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6 (2), 6-4 in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.
Hurkacz fired 16 aces and received 90 p.c of the factors on his first serve however wanted a medical timeout in the course of the second set. His second-round opponent will likely be Estonian qualifier and World No. 195 Mark Lajal, who registered a 6-2, 6-4 upset of Serbia’s Laslo Djere.
No. 3 seed Karen Khachanov of Russia outlasted Mackenzie McDonald 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (4). Canada’s Gabriel Diallo saved two match factors in a 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 upset of No. 6 Jordan Thompson of Australia. Britain’s Daniel Evans and France’s Adrian Mannarino additionally superior.
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