Athens Open: Musetti books spot in last eight

Italian Lorenzo Musetti, the second seed, edged out Swiss wildcard Stan Wawrinka 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Athens Open at the Belgrade Arena on Wednesday evening. Wawrinka was two points away from the win, serving at 5-4 in the third.

Musetti, ranked No 9, will play Frenchman Alexandre Muller, the No 5 seed, next. He is two wins away from a direct qualification for the ATP Finals.

Wawrinka, ranked No 159, edged out Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp (2-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5) in the previous round of the Athens tournament.

Athens ATP 250, other second-round results (Athens Arena, hard, EUR 766.715, most recent results first):

• Brandon Nakashima vs. Marcos Giron
• Alexandre Muller beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry: 6-7 (2), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3)
• Yannick Hanfmann (Q) beat Vit Kopriva (LL): 6-2, 5-7, 7-5
• Miomir Kecmanovic beat Luciano Darderi (3): 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
• Nuno Borges (6) beat Eliot Spizzirri (Q): 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
• Novak Djokovic (1) beat Alejandro Tabilo: 7-6 (3), 6-1
• Sebastian Korda beat Damir Dzumhur: 4-6, 6-3, 6-3