Nordea Open: Ajdukovic edges past Kotov to make quarter-finals
Duje Ajdukovic beat Pavel Kotov 7-6 (7), 3-6, 6-3 in Bastad. He’ll play Brazilian Thiago Monteiro in the next round
Ajdukovic, 2021
Croat qualifier Duje Ajdukovic beat Russian Pavel Kotov, the No 8 seed, 7-6 (7), 3-6, 6-3 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Nordea Open at the Båstads tennisstadion.
Ajdukovic, ranked No 130, will face Brazilian Thiago Monteiro next.
The Croat won against Frenchman Luca Van Assche (6-3, 6-3) ahead of his victory.
In the previous round of the Swedish Open, Kotov, ranked No 60, won against Chilean Cristian Garin (6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-1).
Bastad ATP 250, other second-round results (Båstads tennisstadion, clay, EUR 579.320, most recent results first):
- Henrique Rocha vs. Nuno Borges
- Cameron Norrie vs. Rafael Nadal
- Tallon Griekspoor vs. Timofey Skatov
- Sumit Nagal vs. Mariano Navone
- Andrey Rublev vs. Thiago Agustin Tirante
- Roberto Carballes Baena beat Denis Yevseyev (Q): 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
- Thiago Monteiro beat Casper Ruud (2): 6-3, 6-3
