Qatar Open: Lehecka books spot in last eight
Jiri Lehecka defeated Emil Ruusuvuori 6-2, 7-6 (2) on Wednesday afternoon. He’ll play the winner of the match between Russian Andrey Rublev, the top seed, and Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor in the next round
AI / Reuters / Panoramic
Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 24, 2023 Czech Republic’s Jiri Lehecka in action during his quarter final match against Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas || 254708_0043 2023 australie melbourne tennis
Czech Jiri Lehecka reached the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open by winning against Finn Emil Ruusuvuori 6-2, 7-6 (2) at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha on Wednesday afternoon.
Lehecka, ranked No 52, will face the winner of the match between Russian Andrey Rublev, the top seed, and Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor next.
Ahead of his victory, the 21-year-old Czech defeated Bosnian qualifier Damir Dzumhur (6-3, 7-6 (3)).
Ruusuvuori, ranked No 51, beat No 6 seed Daniel Evans (7-5, 6-4) in the previous round of the Doha Open.
Doha ATP250, other second-round results (Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, hard, USD 1.377.025, most recent results first):
- Liam Broady vs. Daniil Medvedev
- Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Christopher O’Connell
- Alexander Zverev vs. Andy Murray
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. SoonWoo Kwon
- Andrey Rublev vs. Tallon Griekspoor: wednesday
- Alexandre Muller vs. Botic van de Zandschulp: wednesday
- Felix Auger-Aliassime (2) beat Jason Kubler: 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
People in this post
More tennis news
August 15, 1995: The day Monica Seles returned to the tour 27 months after the tragic stabbing
Ben Shelton on defending his Montreal title: “The way you win matters to me”
August 14, 1996: The day a stunned Andre Agassi was defaulted for swearing at an umpire
Shelton defends Montreal crown, joins elite Open Era club with gritty win over Nakashima
Swiatek completes career sweep of North American swing with dominant win over Rybakina in Toronto
