European Open: Gasquet into last eight
Richard Gasquet beat Dominic Stricker 7-6 (6), 7-5 on Wednesday afternoon and will face the winner of the match between Belgian David Goffin and Argentinian Diego Schwartzman, the No 3 seed, in the next round
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Frenchman Richard Gasquet reached the quarter-finals of the European Open by beating Swiss qualifier Dominic Stricker 7-6 (6), 7-5 at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp on Wednesday afternoon.
Gasquet, ranked No 82, will play the winner of the match between Belgian David Goffin and Argentinian Diego Schwartzman, the No 3 seed, next. It’s his sixth quarter-final of 2022.
Ahead of his victory, the 36-year-old Frenchman edged out Swiss wildcard Stan Wawrinka (2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4).
Stricker, ranked No 136, won against Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp, the No 7 seed (6-2, 6-4) in the previous round.
Antwerp ATP 250, other second-round results (Lotto Arena, EUR 648.130, most recent results first):
- Manuel Guinard vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime
- David Goffin vs. Diego Schwartzman
- Hubert Hurkacz vs. Jack Draper
- Jaume Munar vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
- Daniel Evans (5) beat Constant Lestienne: 6-2, 6-1
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