Stockholm Open: Ruud too strong for Sonego, reaches last eight
Casper Ruud defeated Lorenzo Sonego 6-3, 7-6 (3) on Wednesday evening. He’ll play Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, the No 7 seed, in the next round
Casper Ruud 2023 Basel
BNP Paribas Nordic Open •Round of 16 •
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Norwegian Casper Ruud, the second seed, won against Italian Lorenzo Sonego 6-3, 7-6 (3) to advance to the last 8 of the Stockholm Open at the Kungliga Tennishallen.
Ruud, ranked No 8, will face Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, the No 7 seed, next.
Sonego, ranked No 50, beat Swiss qualifier Marc-Andrea Huesler (7-6 (1), 7-5) in the previous round of the Stockholm tournament.
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
- Dominic Stricker beat Matteo Berrettini: 7-6 (6), 6-4
- Tallon Griekspoor beat Jacob Fearnley (Q): 7-6, 6-3
