Stuttgart Open: Second seed Fritz moves into last eight with win over Karatsev
Taylor Fritz won against Aslan Karatsev 7-6 (4), 6-3 on Thursday and will play Hungarian qualifier Marton Fucsovics in the next round
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American Taylor Fritz, the second seed, advanced to the quarter-finals of the Stuttgart Open by winning against Russian Aslan Karatsev 7-6 (4), 6-3 at Tennis Club Weissenhof on Thursday.
Fritz, ranked No 8, will face Hungarian qualifier Marton Fucsovics next.
Karatsev, ranked No 48, edged out Frenchman Corentin Moutet (7-6, 6-7 (8), 7-5) in the previous round of the Stuttgart tournament.
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
- Marton Fucsovics beat Yibing Wu: 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
- Frances Tiafoe (3) beat Jiri Lehecka: 7-6 (2), 6-4
- Lorenzo Musetti beat Gregoire Barrere: 6-3, 6-3
- Hubert Hurkacz (4) beat Yosuke Watanuki (Q): 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5)
- Christopher O’Connell beat Lorenzo Sonego: 7-6 (5), 6-3
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