Stuttgart Open: Fucsovics edges Yibing Wu to reach quarter-finals
Marton Fucsovics edged out Yibing Wu 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 on Thursday and will face the winner of the match between Russian Aslan Karatsev and American Taylor Fritz, the second seed, in the next round
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Hungarian qualifier Marton Fucsovics edged out Chinese Yibing Wu 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to move into the quarter-finals of the Stuttgart Open at Tennis Club Weissenhof on Thursday.
Fucsovics, ranked No 86, will face the winner of the match between Russian Aslan Karatsev and American Taylor Fritz, the second seed, next.
The Hungarian edged out Canadian Denis Shapovalov (3-6, 6-3, 6-4) in the previous round of the Stuttgart tournament.
In the previous round of the Stuttgart tournament, Wu, ranked No 64, beat Australian Nick Kyrgios, the No 8 seed (7-5, 6-3).
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
- Aslan Karatsev vs. Taylor Fritz
- 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
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