Chile Open: Munar upsets top seed Musetti to reach quarter-finals
Musetti has now won only one match in his last four tournaments
Jaume Munar | © AI / Reuters / Panoramic
Spaniard Jaume Munar defeated Italian Lorenzo Musetti, the top seed, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the last eight of the Chile Open at the Club Universidad Católica de San Carlos de Apoquindo in Santiago on Wednesday.
Musetti also lost in the opening round at the Rio Open last week and the Italian is now 5-5 for the season but has won only one match in his last four tournaments.
Munar, ranked No 66, will face Brazilian Thiago Monteiro next.
The Spaniard edged out Chilean wildcard Alejandro Tabilo (6-0, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5)) in the previous round of the Santiago Open.
Santiago ATP250, other second-round matches (Club Universidad Católica de San Carlos de Apoquindo, clay, USD 642,735):
- Yannick Hanfmann (Q) beat Roberto Carballes Baena: 7-6 (6), 6-2
- Cristian Garin vs. Sebastian Baez
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Francisco Cerundolo
- Laslo Djere vs. Riccardo Bonadio
- Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs. Dusan Lajovic
- Diego Schwartzman vs. Nicolas Jarry
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