Hamburg Open: Van Assche comes from set down to knock out Davidovich Fokina
Luca Van Assche edged out Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 and will play the winner of the match between No 4 seed Alexander Zverev and wildcard Maximilian Marterer in the next round
Luca van Assche (Chryslene Caillaud / Panoramic)
Frenchman Luca Van Assche moved into the last 8 of the Hamburg Open by edging out Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the No 7 seed, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 at Am Rothenbaum.
Van Assche, ranked No 77, will face the winner of the match between No 4 seed Alexander Zverev and wildcard Maximilian Marterer next.
Ahead of his victory, the 19-year-old Frenchman beat Alexandre Muller (7-6 (3), 6-4).
Davidovich Fokina, ranked No 39, won against Argentinian Pedro Cachin (2-6, 7-5, 6-2) in the previous round of the Hamburg tournament.
Hamburg ATP500, other second-round results (Am Rothenbaum, clay, EUR 1.831.515, most recent results first):
- Daniel Altmaier vs. Andrey Rublev
- Yannick Hanfmann vs. Zhizhen Zhang
- Arthur Fils vs. Dusan Lajovic
- Casper Ruud vs. Cristian Garin
- Alexander Zverev vs. Maximilian Marterer
- Jozef Kovalik vs. Lorenzo Musetti
- Laslo Djere beat Guido Pella: 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
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