Halle Open: Giron upsets Berrettini to reach quarters
Marcos Giron beat Matteo Berrettini 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday. He’ll face Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the No 5 seed, in the next round
Marcos Giron (Imago/Panoramic)
American Marcos Giron won against Italian Matteo Berrettini 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 to move into the quarter-finals of the Halle Open at the Owl Arena/Gerry-Weber-Stadion on Thursday afternoon.
Giron, ranked No 53, will play Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the No 5 seed, next.
The American defeated Russian Andrey Rublev, the No 4 seed (6-4, 7-6 (5)) ahead of his victory.
In the previous round of the Halle tournament, Berrettini, ranked No 65, won against American qualifier Alex Michelsen (7-6 (5), 6-2).
Halle ATP 500, other second-round results (Owl Arena/Gerry-Weber-Stadion, grass, EUR 2.255.655, most recent results first):
- Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Jannik Sinner (1) beat Fabian Marozsan: 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-3
- Hubert Hurkacz beat James Duckworth (Q): 7-6 (3), 6-4
- Alexander Zverev (2) beat Lorenzo Sonego: 6-4, 7-6 (5)
- Zhizhen Zhang beat Daniil Medvedev (3): 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (5)
- Christopher Eubanks beat Alexander Bublik (7): 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-3
- Arthur Fils beat Dominik Koepfer (WC): 6-3, 6-4
