Florence Open: Qualifier Ymer ousts Karatsev to reach quarter-finals

Swede qualifier Mikael Ymer reached the last eight of the Florence Open by winning against Russian Aslan Karatsev, the No 5 seed, 6-1, 6-7 (6), 6-1 at the Palazzo Wanny on Wednesday afternoon.

Ymer, ranked No 99, will face the winner of the match between Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena and Italian Matteo Berrettini, the second seed, next.

Ahead of his victory, the Swede defeated Dutch qualifier Tim van Rijthoven (6-1, 6-2).

Karatsev, ranked No 39, benefited from the abandonment of Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor (6-3, 2-1) in the previous round.

Florence ATP 250, other second-round results (Palazzo Wanny, EUR 612.000, most recent results first):

• Francesco Passaro vs. Mackenzie McDonald
• Lorenzo Musetti vs. Bernabe Zapata Miralles
• Altug Celikbilek vs. Brandon Nakashima
• Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Oscar Otte
• Alexander Bublik vs. Corentin Moutet
• Roberto Carballes Baena vs. Matteo Berrettini
• J.J. Wolf vs. Maxime Cressy