Hubert Hurkacz keeps pace in Vienna, edging Ruusuvuori to reach quarter-finals
Hubert Hurkacz defeated Emil Ruusuvuori 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 on Thursday and will face the winner of the match between Croat Borna Coric and Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the second seed, in the next round
Hubert Hurkacz celebrates a victory at Montreal || © AI/ Reuters/ Panoramic
Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the No 5 seed, won against Finn Emil Ruusuvuori 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Vienna Open at the Wiener Stadthalle on Thursday afternoon.
Hurkacz, ranked No 11, will play the winner of the match between Croat Borna Coric and Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the second seed, next.
Ahead of his victory, the Pole defeated American Frances Tiafoe (7-6 (9), 3-6, 6-3).
Ruusuvuori, ranked No 43, beat Italian Lorenzo Sonego (6-2, 6-3) in the previous round of the Vienna.
Vienna ATP 500, other second-round results (Wiener Stadthalle, EUR 2.349.180, most recent results first):
- Borna Coric vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Francisco Cerundolo vs. Jannik Sinner: thursday
- Daniil Medvedev vs. Dominic Thiem: thursday
- Andrey Rublev vs. Grigor Dimitrov: thursday
- Marcos Giron beat Cameron Norrie (7): 6-3, 6-4
- Denis Shapovalov beat Taylor Fritz (4): 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
- Daniel Evans beat Karen Khachanov: 6-2, 6-2
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