Metz Open: Wild card Herbert through to first quarter-final since 2021
Pierre-Hugues Herbert won against Gijs Brouwer 7-5, 6-4 on Wednesday and will face the winner of the match between Swiss Stan Wawrinka, the No 8 seed, and Frenchman Luca Van Assche in the next round
Pierre Hugues Herbert (Fra) – JB Autissier / Panoramic
French wild card Pierre-Hugues Herbert advanced to the quarter-finals of the Metz Open by beating Dutch lucky loser Gijs Brouwer 7-5, 6-4 at Arènes de Metz on Wednesday afternoon.
Herbert, ranked No 344, will play the winner of the match between Swiss Stan Wawrinka, the No 8 seed, and Frenchman Luca Van Assche next.
In the previous round of the Metz tournament, the Frenchman won against wildcard Arthur Cazaux (7-6 (7), 6-4).
Metz ATP250, other second-round results (Arènes de Metz, EUR 562.815, most recent results first):
- Abdullah Shelbayh vs. Lorenzo Sonego
- Stan Wawrinka vs. Luca Van Assche
- Alexander Bublik vs. Fabio Fognini
- Alexander Shevchenko beat Mate Valkusz (LL): 7-5, 2-6, 6-2
- Karen Khachanov (3) beat Constant Lestienne: 6-4, 6-4
- Ugo Humbert (4) beat Dominic Thiem: 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-3
- Harold Mayot (Q) beat Gregoire Barrere: 7-6 (2), 2-6, 7-6 (5)
