Generali Open: Baez advances to quarter-finals, beats Baena in straight sets

Argentinian Sebastian Baez defeated Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena, the No 6 seed, 6-1, 6-2 to move into the last eight of the Generali Open at Kitzbühel Tennis Club in Kitzbuhel on Wednesday.

Baez, ranked No 72, will play the winner of the match between Austrian Sebastian Ofner, the No 4 seed, and Slovak Alex Molcan next.

Ahead of his victory, the 22-year-old Argentinian won against Serb qualifier Hamad Medjedovic (6-4, 6-2).

Carballes Baena, ranked No 64, beat Argentinian Guido Pella (6-2, 6-4) in the previous round of the Kitzbuhel tournament.

Kitzbuhel ATP250, other second-round results (Kitzbühel Tennis Club, clay, EUR 562.815, most recent results first):

• Arthur Rinderknech vs. Yannick Hanfmann
• Zhizhen Zhang vs. Dominic Thiem
• Albert Ramos-Vinolas vs. Pedro Cachin
• Laslo Djere vs. Thiago Seyboth Wild
• Sebastian Ofner vs. Alex Molcan
• Daniel Elahi Galan vs. Daniel Altmaier
• Tomas Martin Etcheverry (1) beat Guido Andreozzi (Q): 6-2, 6-2