Metz Open: Mayot reaches first ATP quarter-final
Harold Mayot edged out Gregoire Barrere 7-6 (2), 2-6, 7-6 (5) on Tuesday evening and will play the winner of the match between Frenchman Ugo Humbert, the No 4 seed, and Austrian Dominic Thiem in the next round
Harold Mayot at Roland-Garros (Zuma/Panoramic)
Qualifier Harold Mayot moved into the last eight of the Metz Open by edging out Gregoire Barrere 7-6 (2), 2-6, 7-6 (5) at Arènes de Metz on Tuesday evening.
Mayot, ranked No 176, will play the winner of the match between Frenchman Ugo Humbert, the No 4 seed, and Austrian Dominic Thiem next.
The 21-year-old entered this week with one ATP win to his name, and has never reached a quarter-final before.
Harold Mayot edged out Japanese Yosuke Watanuki (6-4, 1-6, 6-4) in the previous round of the Metz tournament.
In the first round of the Metz tournament, Barrere, ranked No 85, won against German Yannick Hanfmann, the No 7 seed (7-6 (5), 6-4).
Metz ATP250, other second-round results (Arènes de Metz, EUR 562.815, most recent results first):
- Abdullah Shelbayh vs. Lorenzo Sonego
- Stan Wawrinka vs. Luca Van Assche
- Alexander Bublik vs. Fabio Fognini
- Pierre-Hugues Herbert vs. Alex De Minaur
- Mate Valkusz vs. Alexander Shevchenko
- Ugo Humbert vs. Dominic Thiem
- Constant Lestienne vs. Karen Khachanov
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