Astana Open: Rodionov books spot in quarter-finals
Jurij Rodionov beat Sebastian Baez 6-2, 6-4 on Friday and will face Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, the No 6 seed, in the next round
Rodionov, Layjet Open 2023 – © Gepa / Panoramic
Austrian qualifier Jurij Rodionov won against Argentinian Sebastian Baez, the second seed, 6-2, 6-4 to move into the last 8 of the Astana Open at the Daulet National Tennis Center on Friday afternoon.
Rodionov, ranked No 107, will play Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, the No 6 seed, next.
In the previous round of the Nur-Sultan tournament, the Austrian edged out Frenchman Gregoire Barrere (2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5)).
Astana ATP250, other second-round results (Daulet National Tennis Center, hard, USD 1.017.850, most recent results first):
- Sebastian Ofner vs. Alexander Bublik
- Marcos Giron vs. Dominic Thiem
- Nuno Borges vs. Sebastian Korda
- Tallon Griekspoor vs. Sho Shimabukuro
- Hamad Medjedovic (WC) beat Alexander Shevchenko (WC): 6-4, 6-4
- Jiri Lehecka (4) beat Egor Gerasimov (Q): 6-2, 7-6 (3)
- Adrian Mannarino beat Alibek Kachmazov (Q): 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
