Ruud comes back to beat Ofner in Geneva second round
Casper Ruud needed three sets to get past Sebastian Ofner in Geneva on Wednesday afternoon. Ruud will face No 5 seed Sebastian Baez in the last eight.
Casper Ruud in Barcelona (Zuma/Panoramic)
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
