European Open: Bautista Agut edges past Etcheverry to reach quarter-finals
Roberto Bautista Agut won against Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-6 (2), 6-4 on Wednesday and will play the winner of the match between Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, the No 3 seed, and Hungarian Marton Fucsovics in the next round
Roberto Bautista Agut © AI / Reuters / Panoramic
Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut advanced to the last eight of the European Open by beating Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry, the No 6 seed, 7-6 (2), 6-4 at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp.
Bautista Agut, ranked No 60, will face the winner of the match between Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, the No 3 seed, and Hungarian Marton Fucsovics next.
In the previous round of the Antwerp Open, the 36-year-old Spaniard won against French qualifier Luca Van Assche (6-2, 6-1).
Etcheverry, ranked No 35, won against French wildcard Richard Gasquet (7-6 (4), 6-4) during the first round of the Antwerp Open.
Antwerp ATP 250, other second-round results (Lotto Arena, hard, EUR 690.135, most recent results first):
- Thiago Seyboth Wild vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Zizou Bergs vs. Sebastian Baez
- Marcos Giron vs. Arthur Rinderknech
- Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Marton Fucsovics
- Alex De Minaur vs. Roberto Carballes Baena
- Hugo Gaston vs. Mariano Navone
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