Montpellier Open: Sonego reaches quarter-finals

Italian Lorenzo Sonego won against Serb Filip Krajinovic 7-5, 6-1 to advance to the last eight of the Montpellier Open at the Sud de France Arena on Thursday.

Sonego, ranked No 56, will face Italian Jannik Sinner, the second seed, next.

The Italian defeated Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi, the No 8 seed (6-3, 6-4) in the previous round of the Montpellier tournament.

In the previous round of the Montpellier tournament, Krajinovic, ranked No 71, beat Russian Aslan Karatsev (3-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2).

Montpellier ATP250, other second-round results (Sud de France Arena, hard, EUR 562.815, most recent results first):

• Nikoloz Basilashvili vs. Gregoire Barrere
• Holger Rune vs. Marc-Andrea Huesler
• Borna Coric vs. Arthur Rinderknech: thursday
• Quentin Halys beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (5): 6-3, 6-3
• Maxime Cressy beat Emil Ruusuvuori (7): 6-4, 6-4
• Arthur Fils (WC) beat Roberto Bautista Agut (4): 6-3, 6-4
• Marton Fucsovics vs. Jannik Sinner