Montpellier Open: Cobolli eases past Lestienne to reach the last eight

Italian Flavio Cobolli won against Frenchman Constant Lestienne 6-4, 6-1 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Montpellier Open at the Sud de France Arena.

Cobolli, ranked No 76, will play Croat Borna Coric, the No 4 seed, next.

The 21-year-old Italian defeated Frenchman Gael Monfils, the No 8 seed (6-7 (8), 6-3, 6-0) ahead of his victory.

In the previous round of the Montpellier tournament, Lestienne, ranked No 106, beat Spaniard Bernabe Zapata Miralles (4-6, 6-4, 6-2).

Montpellier ATP 250, other second-round results (Sud de France Arena, hard, EUR 579.320, most recent results first):

• Holger Rune vs. Pablo Llamas Ruiz
• Arthur Cazaux vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime
• Borna Coric beat Pedro Martinez: 6-4, 6-0
• Alexander Shevchenko (6) beat Gregoire Barrere: 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-3
• Alexander Bublik (2) beat Denis Shapovalov: 1-6, 7-6 (12), 6-3
• Harold Mayot (WC) beat Benoit Paire: 6-1, 6-4
• Michael Mmoh beat Alexandre Muller (7): 6-4, 6-4