European Open: Bublik eases past Barrere to move into the quarter-finals

Kazakh Alexander Bublik, the No 3 seed, reached the quarter-finals of the European Open by beating Frenchman Gregoire Barrere 6-4, 6-2 at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp.

Bublik, ranked No 36, will play French qualifier Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard next.

In the previous round of the Antwerp Open, Barrere, ranked No 72, won against Colombian Daniel Elahi Galan (6-1, 7-6 (5)).

Antwerp ATP250, other second-round results (Lotto Arena, EUR 673.630, most recent results first):

• Dominic Thiem vs. Yannick Hanfmann
• Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
• Hugo Gaston vs. Jan-Lennard Struff
• Maximilian Marterer vs. Nuno Borges
• Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard beat David Goffin (WC): 7-5, 6-3
• Arthur Fils (4) beat Mark Lajal (WC): 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2)
• Juan Pablo Varillas (8) beat Alexander Shevchenko: 3-6, 6-3, 6-2