Eight wins in a row as Tsitsipas reaches Barcelona quarter-finals

Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the No 5 seed, moved into the quarter-finals of the Barcelona Open by beating Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena 7-5, 6-3 at Real Club de Tenis Barcelona on Thursday evening.

Tsitsipas, ranked No 7, will face Argentinian Facundo Diaz Acosta next.

The Greek won against Austrian Sebastian Ofner (6-4, 7-5) in the previous round of the Barcelona tournament.

In the previous rounds of the Barcelona tournament, Carballes Baena, ranked No 72, won against French lucky loser Hugo Grenier (6-2, 6-4) and Italian Lorenzo Musetti, the No 10 seed (7-6 (4), 6-4).

Barcelona ATP 500, other last 16 results (Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, clay, EUR 2.782.960, most recent results first):

• Alex De Minaur vs. Arthur Fils: thursday
• Facundo Diaz Acosta beat Fabian Marozsan (17): 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
• Casper Ruud (3) beat Jordan Thompson (14): 6-1, 6-4
• Matteo Arnaldi beat Marco Trungelliti (Q): 6-3, 6-0
• Dusan Lajovic beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (11): 7-6 (10), 3-6, 6-1
• Tomas Martin Etcheverry (13) beat Brandon Nakashima: 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4
• Cameron Norrie (12) beat Roberto Bautista Agut (WC): 6-4, 6-3