Stuttgart Open: Fritz makes quarter-finals
Taylor Fritz beat Aslan Karatsev 7-6 (4), 6-3 on Thursday. He’ll play Hungarian qualifier Marton Fucsovics in the next round
American Taylor Fritz, the second seed, won against Russian Aslan Karatsev 7-6 (4), 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Stuttgart Open at Tennis Club Weissenhof on Thursday.
Fritz, ranked No 8, will play Hungarian qualifier Marton Fucsovics next.
In the previous round of the Stuttgart tournament, Karatsev, ranked No 48, edged out Frenchman Corentin Moutet (7-6, 6-7 (8), 7-5).
Stuttgart ATP250, other second-round results (Tennis Club Weissenhof, grass, EUR 718.410, most recent results first):
- Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Richard Gasquet
- Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Tommy Paul
- Marton Fucsovics beat Yibing Wu: 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
- Frances Tiafoe (3) beat Jiri Lehecka: 7-6 (2), 6-4
- Lorenzo Musetti beat Gregoire Barrere: 6-3, 6-3
- Hubert Hurkacz (4) beat Yosuke Watanuki (Q): 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5)
- Christopher O’Connell beat Lorenzo Sonego: 7-6 (5), 6-3
