Nordea Open: Borges reaches last four
Nuno Borges won against Timofey Skatov 6-4, 6-3 on Friday evening and will play Argentinian Thiago Agustin Tirante in the next round
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Portuguese Nuno Borges, the No 7 seed, won against Kazakh qualifier Timofey Skatov 6-4, 6-3 to move into the semi-finals of the Nordea Open at the Båstads tennisstadion.
Borges, ranked No 51, will play Argentinian Thiago Agustin Tirante next.
The Portuguese defeated Italian lucky loser Andrea Pellegrino (6-2, 7-6 (3)) and Henrique Rocha (1-6, 6-4, 6-0) earlier in the tournament.
In the previous rounds of the Swedish Open, Skatov, ranked No 223, edged out Japanese Taro Daniel (6-7 (7), 6-2, 7-6 (4)) and Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, the No 3 seed (1-6, 6-3, 6-4).
Bastad ATP 250, other last-eight results (Båstads tennisstadion, clay, EUR 579.320, most recent results first):
- Thiago Agustin Tirante beat Roberto Carballes Baena: 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
- Rafael Nadal (WC) beat Mariano Navone (4): 6-7 (2), 7-5, 7-5
- Duje Ajdukovic (Q) beat Thiago Monteiro: 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
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