Hamburg Open: Cerundolo advances to last eight
Francisco Cerundolo defeated Andrey Rublev 6-4, 6-2 on Thursday afternoon. He’ll face Russian Aslan Karatsev in the next round
Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo reached the quarter-finals of the Hamburg Open by winning against Russian Andrey Rublev, the second seed, 6-4, 6-2 at Am Rothenbaum on Thursday afternoon.
Cerundolo, ranked No 30, will play Russian Aslan Karatsev next.
In the previous round, the Argentinian beat German Daniel Altmaier (2-6, 6-4, 6-2).
Rublev, ranked No 8, defeated Lithuanian lucky loser Ricardas Berankis (6-3, 6-4) during the first round.
Hamburg ATP 500, other second-round results (Am Rothenbaum, clay, EUR 1.911.620, most recent results first):
- Carlos Alcaraz vs. Filip Krajinovic
- Fabio Fognini vs. Karen Khachanov
- 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
