Stuttgart Open: Lehecka makes last eight
Jiri Lehecka beat Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4, 7-5 on Wednesday and will play American Ben Shelton, the No 3 seed, in the next round
Jiri Lehecka – (c) Imago / Panoramic
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
