Stuttgart Open: Lehecka makes last eight

No 8 seed Jiri Lehecka advanced to the last eight of the Stuttgart Open by beating German wildcard Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4, 7-5 at Tennisclub Weissenhof Stuttgart on Wednesday.

Lehecka, ranked No 33, will play American Ben Shelton, the No 3 seed, next.

Jiri Lehecka won against Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi (6-4, 6-4) ahead of his victory.

In the previous round of the Stuttgart tournament, Struff, ranked No 103, defeated Italian Matteo Arnaldi (6-4, 6-4).

Stuttgart ATP 250, other second-round results (Tennisclub Weissenhof Stuttgart, grass, EUR 751.630, most recent results first):

• Learner Tien vs. Brandon Nakashima
• Alexander Zverev vs. Corentin Moutet
• Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime
• Alex Michelsen vs. Justin Engel
• Taylor Fritz (2) beat Quentin Halys: 6-3, 7-6 (6)
• Ben Shelton beat Pierre-Hugues Herbert (Q): 7-6 (4), 7-5
• Marton Fucsovics (Q) beat Arthur Rinderknech: 7-6 (4), 6-3