Marseille Open: Bergs edges past Borges to reach quarter-finals
Zizou Bergs won against Nuno Borges 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-2 and will face the winner of the match between Zhizhen Zhang and Hubert Hurkacz in the next round
Zizou Bergs (Federico Pestellini/Panoramic)
Belgian Zizou Bergs reached the last eight of the Marseille Open by winning against Portuguese Nuno Borges, the No 8 seed, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-2 at the Palais des sports.
Bergs, ranked No 62, will play the winner of the match between Chinese Zhizhen Zhang and Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the No 4 seed, next.
The Belgian beat French qualifier Clement Chidekh (6-4, 6-4) in the previous round of the Marseille tournament.
In the previous round of the Marseille tournament, Borges, ranked No 39, defeated Swiss wildcard Stan Wawrinka (6-7 (4), 7-6 (1), 6-3).
Marseille ATP 250, other second-round results (Palais des sports, hard, EUR 767.545, most recent results first):
- Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Hugo Grenier
- Daniil Medvedev vs. Pierre-Hugues Herbert
- Zhizhen Zhang vs. Hubert Hurkacz
- Ugo Humbert (2) beat Alexander Bublik: 7-6 (7), 6-4
- Hamad Medjedovic beat Karen Khachanov (3): 6-2, 6-3
- Daniel Altmaier beat Otto Virtanen: 6-4, 6-3
- Lorenzo Sonego vs. Luca Van Assche
