European Open: Hanfmann fends off Thiem to make last eight

German Yannick Hanfmann, the No 5 seed, edged out Austrian Dominic Thiem 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals of the European Open at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp on Thursday evening.

Hanfmann, ranked No 56, will face Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the top seed, next.

The German won against Belgian qualifier Alexander Blockx (6-4, 7-6 (3)) in the previous round of the Antwerp Open.

In the previous round of the Antwerp Open, Thiem, ranked No 86, defeated Italian wildcard Luca Nardi (3-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2).

Antwerp ATP250, other second-round results (Lotto Arena, EUR 673.630, most recent results first):

• Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Botic van de Zandschulp: 7-5, 6-3
• Hugo Gaston beat Jan-Lennard Struff (2): 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (11)
• Maximilian Marterer (Q) beat Nuno Borges: 6-3, 7-6 (3)
• Alexander Bublik (3) beat Gregoire Barrere: 6-4, 6-2
• Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (Q) beat David Goffin (WC): 7-5, 6-3
• Arthur Fils (4) beat Mark Lajal (WC): 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2)
• Juan Pablo Varillas (8) beat Alexander Shevchenko: 3-6, 6-3, 6-2