Marseille Open: Top seed Hurkacz makes quarter-finals
Hubert Hurkacz defeated Leandro Riedi 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday and will play Swede Mikael Ymer in the next round
January 22, 2023: 10th seed HUBERT HURKACZ (POL) in action against 29th seed SEBASTIAN KORDA (USA) on Rod Laver Arena in a Men’s Singles 4th round match on day 7 of the 2023 Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia. (Zuma/Panoramic)
Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the top seed, reached the last eight of the Marseille Open by defeating Swiss Leandro Riedi 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 at the Palais des sports de Marseille on Thursday.
Hurkacz, ranked No 11, will play Swede Mikael Ymer next.
This was the first time Riedi has faced a player ranked in the top 15, and will surely feel pleased with a creditable performance in his third main-draw appearance at a 250-level event.
Riedi, ranked No 133, won against Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech (6-3, 6-4) in the previous round of the Open de Provence.
Marseille ATP250, other second-round results (Palais des sports de Marseille, hard, EUR 707.510, most recent results first):
- Alexander Ritschard vs. Alex De Minaur
- Arthur Fils vs. Jannik Sinner
- Grigor Dimitrov vs. Gijs Brouwer
- Mikael Ymer vs. David Goffin
- Stan Wawrinka beat Richard Gasquet (7): 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
- Alexander Bublik beat Gregoire Barrere: 6-4, 6-2
- Benjamin Bonzi beat Maxime Cressy (5): 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3
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