Stockholm Open: Stricker upsets Berrettini to reach quarter-finals
Dominic Stricker defeated Matteo Berrettini 7-6 (6), 6-4. He’ll play the winner of the match between Quentin Halys and Grigor Dimitrov in the next round
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Swiss Dominic Stricker defeated Italian Matteo Berrettini 7-6 (6), 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Stockholm Open at the Kungliga Tennishallen.
Stricker, ranked No 317, will play the winner of the match between Frenchman Quentin Halys and Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, the No 3 seed, next.
The 22-year-old Swiss edged out American Aleksandar Kovacevic (6-4, 5-7, 6-4) ahead of his victory.
In the previous round of the Stockholm tournament, Berrettini, ranked No 42, won against No 8 seed Luciano Darderi (6-4, 6-3).
Stockholm ATP 250, other second-round results (Kungliga Tennishallen, hard, EUR 690.135, most recent results first):
- Quentin Halys vs. Grigor Dimitrov
- Andrey Rublev vs. Alexandre Muller
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Stan Wawrinka
- Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Nicolas Jarry
- Tommy Paul vs. Laslo Djere
- Lorenzo Sonego vs. Casper Ruud
- Tallon Griekspoor (7) beat Jacob Fearnley (Q): 7-6, 6-3
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