Cecchinato stuns Musetti and advances to quarter-finals in Umag

Qualifier Marco Cecchinato moved into the last 8 of the Croatia Open by defeating No 8 seed Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 6-3 at the ITC Stella Maris in Umag on Thursday.

Cecchinato, ranked No 151, will play the winner of the match between Italian qualifier Franco Agamenone and Argentinian Sebastian Baez, the No 4 seed, next.

Ahead of his victory, Marco Cecchinato won against Croat wildcard Mili Poljicak (6-1, 5-7, 6-2).

Musetti, ranked No 31, beat Slovenian Aljaz Bedene (6-2, 3-6, 6-1) in the previous round of the Umag.

Umag ATP 250, other second-round matches (ITC Stella Maris, clay, EUR 597.900, most recent results first):

• Carlos Alcaraz vs. Norbert Gombos
• Franco Agamenone vs. Sebastian Baez
• Facundo Bagnis vs. Corentin Moutet
• Jannik Sinner (2) beat Jaume Munar: 6-4, 6-4
• Bernabe Zapata Miralles beat Holger Rune (3): 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
• Roberto Carballes Baena beat Alex Molcan (5): 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
• Giulio Zeppieri (Q) beat Daniel Elahi Galan: 6-4, 3-6, 6-1