Zhuhai Open: Korda into quarter-finals
Sebastian Korda won against Alexandre Muller 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 on Saturday night and will face the winner of the match between Dalibor Svrcina and Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry, the No 5 seed, in the next round
Sebastian Korda | © Zuma/Panoramic
American Sebastian Korda, the No 4 seed, defeated Frenchman Alexandre Muller 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Zhuhai Open at the Zhuhai Hengqin International Tennis Centre on Saturday night.
Korda, ranked No 33, will play the winner of the match between Dalibor Svrcina and Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry, the No 5 seed, next.
In the previous round of the Zhuhai tournament, Muller, ranked No 84, won against Australian Rinky Hijikata (6-3, 6-2).
Zhuhai ATP250, other second-round results (Zhuhai Hengqin International Tennis Centre, hard, USD 981.785, most recent results first):
- Marc Polmans vs. Cameron Norrie
- Andy Murray vs. Aslan Karatsev
- Dalibor Svrcina vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
- Karen Khachanov (1) beat Alex Bolt (Q): 6-4, 6-4
- Mackenzie McDonald (6) beat Kimmer Coppejans: 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
- Jan-Lennard Struff (3) beat Cristian Garin: 6-3, 1-6, 6-4
- Yoshihito Nishioka (8) beat Lloyd Harris: 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5)
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