Gijon Open: Paul makes quarter-finals
Tommy Paul won against Nicolas Alvarez Varona 6-3, 7-6 (3) on Wednesday. He’ll face the winner of the match between Russian Andrey Rublev, the top seed, and Belarusian Ilya Ivashka in the next round
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American Tommy Paul, the No 5 seed, moved into the last eight of the Gijon Open by winning against Spanish qualifier Nicolas Alvarez Varona 6-3, 7-6 (3) at the Palacio deportes on Wednesday afternoon.
Paul, ranked No 30, will play the winner of the match between Russian Andrey Rublev, the top seed, and Belarusian Ilya Ivashka next.
The American defeated Spanish wildcard Martin Landaluce (6-3, 6-0) ahead of his victory.
In the previous round, Alvarez Varona, ranked No 231, beat Argentinian qualifier Marco Trungelliti (1-6, 6-3, 6-0).
Gijon ATP 250, other second-round results (Palacio deportes, EUR 612.000, most recent results first):
- Andy Murray vs. Pedro Cachin
- Francisco Cerundolo vs. Manuel Guinard
- Andrey Rublev vs. Ilya Ivashka
- Dominic Thiem vs. Marcos Giron
- Thiago Monteiro vs. Pablo Carreno Busta
- Arthur Rinderknech beat Constant Lestienne: 6-4, 6-2
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