Ruud comes back to beat Ofner in Geneva second round

Norwegian Casper Ruud, the second seed, defeated Austrian qualifier Sebastian Ofner 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 to advance to the last eight of the Geneva Open at Tennis Club de Genève, Parc des Eaux-Vives on Wednesday.

Ruud, ranked No 7, will face fifth-seeded Argentine Sebastian Baez on Thursday.

In the previous round of the Geneva tournament, Ofner — ranked No 45 — dismissed Australia’s Rinky Hijikata (4-6, 6-4, 6-3).

Geneva ATP 250, other second-round results:

• Denis Shapovalov vs. Tallon Griekspoor
• Novak Djokovic vs. Yannick Hanfmann
• Alex Michelsen beat Taylor Fritz (3): 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
• Tomas Machac beat Nicolas Moreno De Alboran (Q): 4-6, 7-5, 6-0
• Sebastian Baez beat Roberto Carballes Baena: 6-3, 6-0
• Alexander Shevchenko vs. Emil Ruusuvuori
• Flavio Cobolli beat Ben Shelton (4): 4-6, 7-6 (1), 6-2