Dzumhur defeats Navone to reach Santiago quarter-finals
Damir Dzumhur edged out Mariano Navone in a three-setter on Thursday in Santiago. Dzumhur awaits either Sebastian Baez or Francisco Comesana in the last eight.
Damir Dzumhur (© Panoramic)
Damir Dzumhur reached the quarter-finals of the Chile Open by beating Argentinian Mariano Navone, the No 6 seed, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 at the Club Universidad Católica de San Carlos de Apoquindo in Santiago de Chile on Thursday evening.
Dzumhur, ranked No 90, will next face the winner of a match between Francisco Comesana and No 3 seed Sebastian Baez.
In the previous round of the Santiago tournament, the Bosnian defeated Frenchman Corentin Moutet (6-2, 3-6, 6-2).
Navone, ranked No 64, cruised past Kazakh Alexander Shevchenko (6-2, 6-2) in the previous round of the Santiago tournament.
Santiago de Chile ATP 250, other second-round results (Club Universidad Católica de San Carlos de Apoquindo, clay, USD 680.140, most recent results first):
- Federico Coria vs. Alejandro Tabilo
- Camilo Ugo Carabelli vs. Thiago Monteiro
- Francisco Comesana vs. Sebastian Baez
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry (5) beat Cristian Garin (WC): 6-2, 6-4
- Francisco Cerundolo (1) beat Yannick Hanfmann: 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (5)
- Jaime Faria beat Gustavo Heide (Q): 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5), 6-4
- Laslo Djere beat Pedro Martinez Portero (4): 6-1, 6-4
