Sofia Open: Huesler stuns second seed Carreno Busta to reach quarter-finals
Marc-Andrea Huesler defeated Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 on Thursday afternoon. He’ll play Pole Kamil Majchrzak in the next round
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Swiss Marc-Andrea Huesler moved into the quarter-finals of the Sofia Open after a shock win over Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta, the second seed, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 at the Arena Armeec Sofia on Thursday afternoon.
Huesler, ranked No 95, will face Pole Kamil Majchrzak next.
The Swiss won against French qualifier Geoffrey Blancaneaux (6-4, 6-4) ahead of his victory.
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
- Holger Rune (5) beat Lorenzo Sonego: 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-3
- 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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