Lyon Open: Bublik books spot in quarter-finals

Kazakh Alexander Bublik, the second seed, defeated Australian Aleksandar Vukic 6-4, 6-2 to reach the last 8 of the Lyon Open at Parc de la Tête d’or on Tuesday evening.

Bublik, ranked No 19, will face Russian Pavel Kotov next.

Vukic, ranked No 93, won against American Mackenzie McDonald (6-2, 6-2) in the previous round of the Lyon tournament.

Lyon ATP 250, other second-round results (Parc de la Tête d’or, clay, EUR 579.320, most recent results first):

• Hugo Gaston vs. Francisco Cerundolo
• Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
• Arthur Rinderknech vs. Frances Tiafoe
• Ugo Humbert vs. Dominik Koepfer
• Adrian Mannarino vs. Luciano Darderi
• Thiago Seyboth Wild vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
• Pavel Kotov beat Alexandre Muller (WC): 7-6 (8), 6-1