Montpellier Open: Rune advances to quarter-finals

Dane Holger Rune, the top seed, moved into the quarter-finals of the Montpellier Open by winning against Spanish qualifier Pablo Llamas Ruiz 7-5, 6-2 at the Sud de France Arena on Thursday night.

Rune, ranked No 7, will play American Michael Mmoh next.

Llamas Ruiz, ranked No 156, defeated Frenchman Richard Gasquet (7-6 (6), 7-5) in the previous round of the Montpellier tournament.

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

• Felix Auger-Aliassime (3) beat Arthur Cazaux: 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (4)
• Flavio Cobolli beat Constant Lestienne: 6-4, 6-1
• Borna Coric (4) 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