Chengdu Open: Musetti beats Sekulic to qualify for the quarter-finals

Italian Lorenzo Musetti, the second seed, defeated Australian qualifier Philip Sekulic 7-6 (3), 6-7 (4), 6-0 to advance to the last eight of the Chengdu Open at the Sichuan International Tennis Center on Saturday night.

Musetti, ranked No 18, will face Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech next.

In the previous round of the Chengdu tournament, Sekulic, ranked No 325, won against Portuguese Nuno Borges (7-5, 5-7, 6-3).

Chengdu ATP250, other second-round results (Sichuan International Tennis Center, hard, USD 1.152.805, most recent results first):

• Alexander Zverev vs. Pavel Kotov
• Miomir Kecmanovic (7) beat Corentin Moutet: 6-2, 6-4
• Arthur Rinderknech beat Marcos Giron: 7-6 (2), 6-4
• Grigor Dimitrov (3) beat Juan Pablo Varillas: 6-3, 6-4
• Roman Safiullin beat Daniel Evans (4): 6-3, 6-3
• Jordan Thompson beat Dusan Lajovic: 6-1, 7-6 (1)
• Christopher O’Connell beat Taro Daniel: 7-6 (10), 6-4