The first favorite of the Antwerp tournament, the Pole Hubert Hurkacz, maintained his form against the resistance of the British Jack Draper, whom he defeated 7-6(5), 6-7(5) and 6-1 to reach the quarterfinals.
The Pole, eleventh in the ATP rankings, needed two hours and 36 minutes to overcome his opponent who in the final set showed noticeable physical failures and required the attention of the track doctor on two occasions.
The 25-year-old player from Wroclaw, winner this year in Halle, his fifth trophy, and finalist in the Canadian Masters 1000, will face the quarterfinals against the winner of the match between the Austrian Dominik Thiem, who defeated the Belgian Michael Geerts by 6-4 and 6-0, and Argentine Francisco Cerúndolo, sixth favorite.
Before, the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka stopped Jaume Munar’s evolution in the tournament and won the second round match 6-1 and 7-6(3) to reach the quarterfinals.
The 27-year-old Japanese, thirty-nine in the ATP rankings, champion in Seoul this year who added to the victory in Shenzhen in 2018, his first victory, needed one hour and 44 minutes to close the victory against Munar who tried to straighten out the match in the second set. The Spaniard improved but was unable to force a third set to complete his comeback.
Nishioka will play in the quarterfinals against the winner of the clash between American Sebastian Korda, who defeated his compatriot Marcos Giron 6-3, 6-7(0) and 6-4, and Russian Karen Khachanov.
Veteran Richard Gasquet, who won the title in 2016, also advanced in Antwerp, beating Swiss Dominic Stephan Stricker 7-6(6) 7-5.. In the quarterfinals, the Frenchman will face the winner of the match between Belgian David Goffin and Argentine Diego Schwartzman, the third favorite.
The day included the victory of the British Daniel Evans against the Frenchman Constant Lestienne (6-2 and 6-1). In the quarterfinals, he will face the winner of the duel between Canadian Felix Auger Aliassime, the second favorite, and Frenchman Manuel Guinard, who defeated his compatriot Geoffrey Blancaneaux 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 .
Source: La Verdad
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