China Open: Rublev makes quarter-finals
Andrey Rublev won against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Monday
Andrey Rublev, US Open, 2024 © Chryslene Caillaud / Panoramic
Russian Andrey Rublev, the No 4 seed, won against Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4, 7-5 to advance to the last eight of the China Open at the Olympic Green Tennis Center in Beijing on Monday.
Rublev, ranked No 6, will face Chinese wildcard Yunchaokete Bu next.
In the previous round of the Beijing tournament, the Russian edged out Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta (6-0, 4-6, 6-4).
Davidovich Fokina, ranked No 64, defeated Chinese Zhizhen Zhang (6-3, 4-6, 6-3) in the previous round of the Beijing tournament.
Beijing ATP 500, other second-round results (Olympic Green Tennis Center, hard, USD 3.720.165, most recent results first):
- Carlos Alcaraz (2) beat Tallon Griekspoor: 6-1, 6-2
- Karen Khachanov (7) beat Francisco Cerundolo: 7-6 (4), 7-6 (9)
- Yunchaokete Bu beat Lorenzo Musetti (6): 6-2, 6-4
- Daniil Medvedev (3) beat Adrian Mannarino: 7-6 (6), 6-2
- Jannik Sinner (1) beat Roman Safiullin (LL): 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
- Jiri Lehecka beat Roberto Bautista Agut (Q): 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
- Flavio Cobolli beat Pavel Kotov (Q): 6-4, 6-2
