Hamburg Open: Defending champion Musetti advances to quarter-finals

Italian Lorenzo Musetti, the No 3 seed, moved into the quarter-finals of the Hamburg Open by edging out Slovak lucky loser Jozef Kovalik 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 at Am Rothenbaum on Thursday.

Musetti, ranked No 18, will play Serb Laslo Djere next.

The 21-year-old Italian won against Swede qualifier Elias Ymer (6-4, 6-1) ahead of his victory.

Finding a way ⏩️ FORZA

Defending champion @Lorenzo1Musetti defies Kovalik from a set down to join the elite 🎱#hamburgopen | 📸 @hamburgopen / Witters pic.twitter.com/gk1S9x3blq

— ATP Tour (@atptour) July 27, 2023

In the previous round of the Hamburg tournament, Kovalik, ranked No 172, defeated Brazilian qualifier Thiago Seyboth Wild (7-6 (6), 6-4).

Hamburg ATP500, other second-round results (Am Rothenbaum, clay, EUR 1.831.515, most recent results first):

• Yannick Hanfmann vs. Zhizhen Zhang
• Daniel Altmaier vs. Andrey Rublev
• Casper Ruud vs. Cristian Garin
• Arthur Fils beat Dusan Lajovic: 7-5, 7-5
• Alexander Zverev (4) beat Maximilian Marterer (WC): 6-3, 7-5
• Luca Van Assche beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (7): 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4
• Laslo Djere beat Guido Pella: 6-2, 3-6, 6-3