Sofia Open: Rune moves into quarter-finals
Holger Rune beat Lorenzo Sonego 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday. He’ll face Belarusian Ilya Ivashka in the next round
Holger Rune, 2022 | © AI / Reuters / Panoramic
Dane Holger Rune, the No 5 seed, won against Italian Lorenzo Sonego 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Sofia Open at the Arena Armeec Sofia on Thursday.
Rune, ranked No 31, will face Belarusian Ilya Ivashka next.
The 19-year-old Dane beat Dutchman Tim van Rijthoven (7-6 (2), 7-6 (6)) in the previous round of the Sofia.
In the first round of the Sofia, Sonego, ranked No 45, defeated Spaniard Bernabe Zapata Miralles (6-3, 6-4).
Sofia ATP 250, other second-round results (Arena Armeec Sofia, EUR 534.555, most recent results first):
- Aleksandar Vukic vs. Fernando Verdasco
- Jannik Sinner vs. Nuno Borges
- Marc-Andrea Huesler vs. Pablo Carreno Busta
- Kamil Majchrzak beat Oscar Otte (8): 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
- Jan-Lennard Struff (Q) beat Ugo Humbert (Q): 6-3, 6-1
- Lorenzo Musetti (4) beat Alexandar Lazarov (WC): 6-7 (5), 7-6 (8), 6-2
- Ilya Ivashka beat Grigor Dimitrov (3): 6-3, 7-6 (3)
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