Metz Open: Wild card Herbert through to first quarter-final since 2021

French wild card Pierre-Hugues Herbert advanced to the quarter-finals of the Metz Open by beating Dutch lucky loser Gijs Brouwer 7-5, 6-4 at Arènes de Metz on Wednesday afternoon.

Herbert, ranked No 344, will play the winner of the match between Swiss Stan Wawrinka, the No 8 seed, and Frenchman Luca Van Assche next.

In the previous round of the Metz tournament, the Frenchman won against wildcard Arthur Cazaux (7-6 (7), 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
• Alexander Shevchenko beat Mate Valkusz (LL): 7-5, 2-6, 6-2
• Karen Khachanov (3) beat Constant Lestienne: 6-4, 6-4
• Ugo Humbert (4) beat Dominic Thiem: 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-3
• Harold Mayot (Q) beat Gregoire Barrere: 7-6 (2), 2-6, 7-6 (5)