Lehecka through to Adelaide quarters after battle with Lajovic

No 7 seed Jiri Lehecka advanced to the quarter-finals of the Adelaide Open by winning against Serb Dusan Lajovic 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 at the Memorial Drive Tennis Centre on Wednesday night.

Lehecka, ranked No 32, will play Chilean Nicolas Jarry, the second seed, next.

Jiri Lehecka beat Australian qualifier Adam Walton (6-1, 6-3) ahead of his victory. In the previous round of the Adelaide tournament, Lajovic, ranked No 52, edged out Australian wildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis (3-6, 6-1, 6-4).

Adelaide ATP 250, other second-round results (Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, hard, USD 661.585, most recent results first):

• Lorenzo Musetti vs. Jordan Thompson: wednesday
• Daniel Evans vs. Alexander Bublik: wednesday
• Tommy Paul (1) beat Alex Bolt (Q): 6-3, 6-2
• Sebastian Korda (3) beat Lorenzo Sonego: 6-4, 7-6 (10)
• Jack Draper beat Miomir Kecmanovic: 5-7, 7-6 (9), 7-6 (7)
• Nicolas Jarry beat Matteo Arnaldi: 6-7 (5), 7-6 (7), 6-4
• Christopher O’Connell (WC) beat Alexander Shevchenko: 6-3, 6-1