Barcelona Open: Shapovalov through to last 16, possible Tsitsipas clash next

Canadian Denis Shapovalov, the No 14 seed, beat Slovak qualifier Jozef Kovalik 6-4, 6-3 to move into the last 16 of the Barcelona Open at Real Club de Tenis Barcelona on Wednesday.

Shapovalov, ranked No 28, will face the winner of the match between Argentinian Pedro Cachin and Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the second seed, next.

Kovalik, ranked No 155, edged out Spaniard Pedro Martinez (7-5, 2-6, 7-5) in the previous round of the Barcelona tournament.

Barcelona ATP500, other second-round results (Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, clay, EUR 2.722.480, most recent results first):

• Jason Kubler vs. Lorenzo Musetti
• Daniel Evans vs. Matteo Arnaldi
• Pedro Cachin vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
• Nicolas Jarry vs. Karen Khachanov
• Cameron Norrie vs. Pavel Kotov
• Francesco Passaro vs. Francisco Cerundolo
• Diego Schwartzman vs. Jannik Sinner
• Alex De Minaur vs. Alexander Shevchenko
• Yoshihito Nishioka vs. David Goffin
• Grigor Dimitrov (11) beat Emilio Gomez: 6-3, 6-1
• Roberto Bautista Agut (13) beat Bernabe Zapata Miralles: 6-2, 6-2
• Carlos Alcaraz (1) beat Nuno Borges: 6-3, 6-1
• Emil Ruusuvuori beat Frances Tiafoe (5): 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-4
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (10) beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry: 6-3, 6-3
• Casper Ruud (3) beat Ben Shelton: 6-2, 7-6 (1)