Nordea Open: Ajdukovic edges past Kotov to make quarter-finals

Croat qualifier Duje Ajdukovic beat Russian Pavel Kotov, the No 8 seed, 7-6 (7), 3-6, 6-3 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Nordea Open at the Båstads tennisstadion.

Ajdukovic, ranked No 130, will face Brazilian Thiago Monteiro next.

The Croat won against Frenchman Luca Van Assche (6-3, 6-3) ahead of his victory.

In the previous round of the Swedish Open, Kotov, ranked No 60, won against Chilean Cristian Garin (6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-1).

Bastad ATP 250, other second-round results (Båstads tennisstadion, clay, EUR 579.320, most recent results first):

• Henrique Rocha vs. Nuno Borges
• Cameron Norrie vs. Rafael Nadal
• Tallon Griekspoor vs. Timofey Skatov
• Sumit Nagal vs. Mariano Navone
• Andrey Rublev vs. Thiago Agustin Tirante
• Roberto Carballes Baena beat Denis Yevseyev (Q): 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
• Thiago Monteiro beat Casper Ruud (2): 6-3, 6-3