Metz Open: Shevchenko beats lucky loser Valkusz to make last eight
Alexander Shevchenko beat Mate Valkusz 7-5, 2-6, 6-2. He’ll play Russian Karen Khachanov, the No 3 seed, in the next round
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Russian Alexander Shevchenko moved into the last eight of the Metz Open by beating Hungarian lucky loser Mate Valkusz 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 at Arènes de Metz.
Shevchenko, ranked No 63, will face Russian Karen Khachanov, the No 3 seed, next.
The 22-year-old Russian defeated French qualifier Mathias Bourgue (6-4, 7-5) in the previous round of the Metz tournament.
In the previous round of the Metz tournament, Valkusz, ranked No 232, beat German Daniel Altmaier (6-2, 6-2).
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
- Pierre-Hugues Herbert vs. Gijs Brouwer: wednesday
- Karen Khachanov 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)
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