European Open: Giron moves into quarter-finals
Marcos Giron beat Arthur Rinderknech 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4) on Thursday afternoon and will play the winner of the match between Belgian Zizou Bergs and Argentinian Sebastian Baez, the No 4 seed, in the next round
Marcos Giron (Imago/Panoramic)
American Marcos Giron, the No 8 seed, reached the quarter-finals of the European Open by defeating Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4) at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp on Thursday afternoon.
Giron, ranked No 47, will play the winner of the match between Belgian Zizou Bergs and Argentinian Sebastian Baez, the No 4 seed, next.
Ahead of his victory, the American won against Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp (6-4, 6-1).
Rinderknech, ranked No 62, won against Belgian wildcard Alexander Blockx (6-3, 6-1) in the previous round of the Antwerp Open.
Antwerp ATP 250, other second-round results (Lotto Arena, hard, EUR 690.135, most recent results first):
- Zizou Bergs vs. Sebastian Baez
- Thiago Seyboth Wild vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Jiri Lehecka (5) beat Daniel Altmaier: 6-4, 6-3
- Felix Auger-Aliassime (3) beat Marton Fucsovics: 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2
- Alex De Minaur (1) beat Roberto Carballes Baena: 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
- Hugo Gaston beat Mariano Navone (7): 6-4, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4)
- Roberto Bautista Agut beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry (6): 7-6 (2), 6-4
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