Portuguese Open: Halys through to first ATP-level quarter-final on clay with upset win over Bautista Agut
The Frenchman will face former world No 3 Dominic Thiem in the last eight
Quentin Halys at the Millennium Estoril Open 2023
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Millennium Estoril Open •Round of 16 •
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Frenchman Quentin Halys moved into the quarter-finals of the Portuguese Open by defeating Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut, the No 4 seed, 7-6 (5), 7-5 at Clube de Ténis do Estoril on Thursday.
Halys, ranked No 80 in the world, is through to the first ATP Tour-level quarter-final on clay and will face Austrian Dominic Thiem next.
The Frenchman won against Portuguese Nuno Borges (6-3, 6-4) in the previous round of the Estoril Open.
Estoril ATP250, other second-round results (Clube de Ténis do Estoril, clay, EUR 562,815)
- Bernabe Zapata Miralles beat Hubert Hurkacz (2): 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-2
- Dominic Thiem beat Ben Shelton (8): 6-2, 6-2
- Miomir Kecmanovic (6) beat Jurij Rodionov: 6-0, 6-1
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (3) beat Luca Van Assche: 6-3, 7-5
- Casper Ruud (1) beat João Sousa (WC): 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
- Sebastian Baez (5) beat Pedro Cachin: 6-4, 7-6 (2)
- Marco Cecchinato beat Fabio Fognini: 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
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