Stuttgart Open: Hurkacz beats qualifier Watanuki to make last eight

Hubert Hurkacz edged out Yosuke Watanuki 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) on Wednesday afternoon and will face Australian Christopher O’Connell in the next round

Hurkacz at Stuttgart 2023 Image / Panoramic

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June 14, 2023

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H. HurkaczvsY. Watanuki

Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the No 4 seed, edged out Japanese qualifier Yosuke Watanuki 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) to reach the quarter-finals of the Stuttgart Open at Tennis Club Weissenhof on Wednesday.

Hurkacz, ranked No 14, will play Australian Christopher O’Connell next.

In the previous round of the Stuttgart tournament, Watanuki, ranked No 121, beat Spanish wildcard Feliciano López (7-6 (5), 6-3).

Stuttgart ATP250, other second-round results (Tennis Club Weissenhof, grass, EUR 718.410, most recent results first):

Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Richard Gasquet
Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Tommy Paul
Aslan Karatsev vs. Taylor Fritz
Yibing Wu vs. Marton Fucsovics
Jiri Lehecka vs. Frances Tiafoe
Lorenzo Musetti vs. Gregoire Barrere
Christopher O’Connell beat Lorenzo Sonego: 7-6 (5), 6-3

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Stuttgart Open: Hurkacz beats qualifier Watanuki to make last eight

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