Stuttgart Open: Bublik sinks Medjedovic to reach last eight

Kazakh Alexander Bublik, the No 3 seed, defeated Serb wildcard Hamad Medjedovic 6-1, 7-6 (4) to move into the last eight of the Stuttgart Open at Tennisclub Weissenhof Stuttgart.

Bublik, ranked No 17, will play Italian Lorenzo Musetti, the No 5 seed, next.

In the previous round of the Stuttgart tournament, Medjedovic, ranked No 131, edged out Hungarian Fabian Marozsan (6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-4).

Stuttgart ATP 250, other second-round results (Tennisclub Weissenhof Stuttgart, grass, EUR 734.915, most recent results first):

• James Duckworth vs. Ben Shelton
• Matteo Berrettini vs. Denis Shapovalov
• Arthur Rinderknech vs. Jan-Lennard Struff
• Richard Gasquet vs. Brandon Nakashima
• Marcos Giron vs. Jack Draper
• Frances Tiafoe (4) beat Yannick Hanfmann: 7-5, 7-6 (5)
• Lorenzo Musetti beat Dominik Koepfer: 6-7 (9), 7-6 (5), 6-3