Florence Open: Bublik advances to the quarter-finals, defeating Moutet

Kazakh Alexander Bublik, the No 7 seed, defeated Frenchman Corentin Moutet 7-5, 6-4 to advance to the last eight of the Florence Open at the Palazzo Wanny on Wednesday night.

Bublik, ranked No 43, will play J.J. Wolf next.

The Kazakh won against Chilean Cristian Garin (7-5, 6-2) ahead of his victory. Moutet, ranked No 69, edged out Italian qualifier Flavio Cobolli saving two match points (4-6, 7-5, 6-4).

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

• Roberto Carballes Baena beat Matteo Berrettini (2): 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-5
• J.J. Wolf beat Maxime Cressy (4): 6-3, 6-4
• Mikael Ymer (Q) beat Aslan Karatsev (5): 6-1, 6-7 (6), 6-1
• Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Oscar Otte
• Lorenzo Musetti vs. Bernabe Zapata Miralles
• Altug Celikbilek vs. Brandon Nakashima
• Francesco Passaro vs. Mackenzie McDonald