Stuttgart Open: Tiafoe beats Lehecka to move into last eight
Frances Tiafoe won against Jiri Lehecka 7-6 (2), 6-4 on Wednesday evening. He’ll play Italian Lorenzo Musetti in the next round
Frances Tiafoe at Stuttgart 2023 Imago / Panoramic
American Frances Tiafoe, the No 3 seed, advanced to the last eight of the Stuttgart Open by beating Czech Jiri Lehecka 7-6 (2), 6-4 at Tennis Club Weissenhof on Wednesday evening.
Tiafoe, ranked No 12, will face Italian Lorenzo Musetti next.
Lehecka, ranked No 37, edged out American Marcos Giron (4-6, 6-3, 6-4) 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
- 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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