Nordea Open: Skatov recovers to beat Griekspoor and reach quarter-finals
Timofey Skatov edged out Tallon Griekspoor 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 and will face the winner of the match between Henrique Rocha and Nuno Borges in the next round
Timofey Skatov, Estoril, 2023 © Zuma / Panoramic
Kazakh qualifier Timofey Skatov edged out Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, the No 3 seed, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Nordea Open at the Båstads tennisstadion.
Skatov, ranked No 223, will play the winner of the match between Henrique Rocha and No 7 seed Nuno Borges next.
The Kazakh edged out Japanese Taro Daniel (6-7 (7), 6-2, 7-6 (4)) ahead of his victory.
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
- Mariano Navone (4) beat Sumit Nagal: 6-4, 6-2
- Thiago Agustin Tirante beat Andrey Rublev (1): 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-4
- Duje Ajdukovic (Q) beat Pavel Kotov (8): 7-6 (7), 3-6, 6-3
- Roberto Carballes Baena beat Denis Yevseyev (Q): 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
- Thiago Monteiro beat Casper Ruud (2): 6-3, 6-3
