European Open: Lehecka books spot in quarter-finals
Jiri Lehecka beat Daniel Altmaier 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday. He’ll play the winner of the match between Brazilian qualifier Thiago Seyboth Wild and Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the second seed, in the next round
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No 5 seed Jiri Lehecka moved into the last eight of the European Open by beating German Daniel Altmaier 6-4, 6-3 at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp on Thursday.
Lehecka, ranked No 33, will play the winner of the match between Brazilian qualifier Thiago Seyboth Wild and Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the second seed, next.
Jiri Lehecka won against Spaniard Jaume Munar (6-1, 6-4) ahead of his victory.
In the previous round of the Antwerp Open, Altmaier, ranked No 84, defeated Belgian qualifier Gilles Arnaud Bailly (6-4, 6-3).
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
- Marcos Giron vs. Arthur Rinderknech
- 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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