Tel Aviv Open: Lestienne reaches quarter-finals, Cressy next
Constant Lestienne defeated Emil Ruusuvuori 6-4, 6-2 on Thursday and will play No 4 seed Maxime Cressy in the next round
Frenchman Constant Lestienne defeated Finn Emil Ruusuvuori 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Tel Aviv Open at Expo Tel Aviv on Thursday.
Lestienne, ranked No 68, will face No 4 seed Maxime Cressy next.
The Frenchman won against No 7 seed Adrian Mannarino (7-6 (2), 6-4) in the previous round of the Tel Aviv. Ruusuvuori, ranked No 54, beat American J.J. Wolf (6-3, 6-2).
Tel Aviv ATP 250, other second-round matches (Expo Tel Aviv, USD 1.019.855, 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
- Botic van de Zandschulp vs. Liam Broady : Thursday in Tel Aviv
- Marin Čilić (2) beat Dominic Thiem (WC): 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-4
- Maxime Cressy beat Sebastian Korda: 6-4, 6-4
- Roman Safiullin beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry: 6-1, 6-4
