Stuttgart Open: Musetti beats Barrere to make quarter-finals

Italian Lorenzo Musetti won against Frenchman Gregoire Barrere 6-3, 6-3 to move into the quarter-finals of the Stuttgart Open at Tennis Club Weissenhof on Wednesday.

Musetti, ranked No 17, will face the winner of the match between Czech Jiri Lehecka and American Frances Tiafoe, the No 3 seed, next.

Ahead of his victory, the 21-year-old Italian beat Croat qualifier Borna Gojo (7-6 (4), 6-3).

Barrere, ranked No 58, defeated German wildcard Oscar Otte (6-4, 6-3) in the previous round of the Stuttgart tournament.

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
• Yibing Wu vs. Marton Fucsovics
• Jiri Lehecka vs. Frances Tiafoe
• 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