Lyon Open: Gaston gets past Cerundolo in second round

French qualifier Hugo Gaston knocked off Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo, the No 4 seed, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 to move into the quarter-finals of the Lyon Open at Parc de la Tête d’or on Wednesday night.

Gaston, ranked No 104, will face French wildcard Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard on Thursday.

Ahead of his victory, Gaston defeated Colombian qualifier Daniel Elahi Galan (7-6 (2), 7-6 (4)).

Lyon ATP 250, other second-round results:

• Arthur Rinderknech beat Frances Tiafoe (5): 7-6 (7), 6-4
• Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
• Dominik Koepfer beat Ugo Humbert (1): 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
• Luciano Darderi beat Adrian Mannarino (3): 7-6 (4), 6-3
• Tomas Martin Etcheverry (6) beat Thiago Seyboth Wild: 7-5, 3-0 ret.
• Alexander Bublik (2) beat Aleksandar Vukic: 6-4, 6-2
• Pavel Kotov beat Alexandre Muller (WC): 7-6 (8), 6-1