Tel Aviv Open: Broady books spot in quarter-finals, defeating seeded Van de Zandschulp
Liam Broady beat Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 on Thursday and will face Croat Marin Čilić, the second seed, in the next round
Liam Broady in 2021 (© Panoramic)
Qualifier Liam Broady moved into the last eight of the Tel Aviv Open by winning against Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp, the No 5 seed, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 at Expo Tel Aviv on Thursday.
Broady, ranked No 174, will face Croat Marin Čilić, the second seed, next.
Ahead of his victory, Liam Broady beat Serb wildcard Hamad Medjedovic (7-5, 6-3). Van De Zandschulp, ranked No 35, defeated Portuguese João Sousa (6-2, 6-3).
Tel Aviv ATP 250, other second-round matches (Expo Tel Aviv, USD 949.475, most recent results first):
- Novak Djokovic vs. Pablo Andujar: Thursday in Tel-Aviv
- Edan Leshem vs. Vasek Pospisil: Thursday in Tel-Aviv
- Diego Schwartzman vs. Arthur Rinderknech: Thursday in Tel-Aviv
- Constant Lestienne beat Emil Ruusuvuori: 6-4, 6-2
- Marin Čilić beat Dominic Thiem (WC): 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-4
- Maxime Cressy (4) beat Sebastian Korda: 6-4, 6-4
- Roman Safiullin beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry: 6-1, 6-4
