Bastad : Karatsev books spot in last eight, defeating Gaston

Russian Aslan Karatsev defeated Frenchman Hugo Gaston 6-2, 6-4 to move into the last eight of the Nordea Open at the Båstads tennisstadion in Bastad on Wednesday evening. Karatsev, ranked No 40, will play Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo next.

The Russian edged out Italian Lorenzo Sonego (6-0, 2-6, 6-4) ahead of his victory. Gaston, ranked No 58, benefited from the abandonment of Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili, the No 6 seed (7-6 (6), 3-0).

Bastad ATP 250, other second-round results (Båstads tennisstadion, clay, EUR 597.900, most recent results first):

• Sebastian Baez vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
• Dominic Thiem vs. Roberto Bautista Agut
• Federico Coria vs. Andrey Rublev
• Marc-Andrea Huesler vs. Laslo Djere
• Diego Schwartzman (3) beat Elias Ymer (WC): 7-5, 6-3
• Francisco Cerundolo beat Casper Ruud (1): 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
• Pablo Carreno Busta (5) beat Albert Ramos Vinolas: 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5