Hamburg Open: Alcaraz makes quarter-finals beating Krajinovic, Khachanov next
Carlos Alcaraz beat Filip Krajinovic 7-6 (4), 6-3 on Thursday evening. He’ll play Russian Karen Khachanov, the No 7 seed, in the next round
Carlos Alcaraz in Hamburg (Imago/Panoramic)
Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, the top seed, moved into the quarter-finals of the Hamburg Open by defeating Serb Filip Krajinovic 7-6 (4), 6-3 at Am Rothenbaum on Thursday evening. Alcaraz, ranked No 6, will face Russian Karen Khachanov, the No 7 seed, next.
The 19-year-old Spaniard edged out German wildcard Nicola Kuhn (3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (3)) in the previous round. Krajinovic, ranked No 43, edged out Argentinian Sebastian Baez (6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (6)).
Hamburg ATP 500, other second-round matches (Am Rothenbaum, clay, EUR 1.911.620, most recent results first):
- Karen Khachanov beat Fabio Fognini: 6-3, 7-5
- Francisco Cerundolo beat Andrey Rublev (2): 6-4, 6-2
- Aslan Karatsev beat Daniel Elahi Galan (Q): 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Lorenzo Musetti beat Emil Ruusuvuori: 6-4, 7-5
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat Jozef Kovalik (Q): 6-2, 6-2
- Alex Molcan beat Pablo Carreno Busta (4): 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (5)
- Borna Coric beat Tallon Griekspoor: 6-3, 6-4
