Winston-Salem Open: Gasquet reaches quarter-finals
Richard Gasquet beat Steve Johnson 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday evening and will play the winner of the match between Australian qualifier Jason Kubler and Serb Laslo Djere in the next round
Frenchman Richard Gasquet beat American Steve Johnson 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-3 to move into the quarter-finals of the Winston-Salem Open at Wake Forest Tennis Complex on Wednesday evening.
Gasquet, ranked No 91, will play the winner of the match between Australian qualifier Jason Kubler and Serb Laslo Djere next.
Ahead of his victory, the 36-year-old Frenchman benefited from the abandonment of Pole Kamil Majchrzak (6-7 (5), 6-2, 1-0) and won against Italian Lorenzo Musetti, the No 5 seed (7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-1).
Johnson, ranked No 115, won against qualifier Emilio Nava (6-3, 6-2) and Spaniard Pedro Martinez, the No 12 seed (7-6 (2), 6-2) in the previous rounds of the Winston-Salem.
Winston-Salem ATP 250, other last 16 matches (Wake Forest Tennis Complex, hard, USD 823.420, most recent results first):
- Ilya Ivashka vs. Marc-Andrea Huesler
- Dominic Thiem vs. Jack Draper
- Jaume Munar vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
- Thiago Monteiro vs. Benjamin Bonzi
- Lorenzo Sonego vs. Maxime Cressy
- Jason Kubler vs. Laslo Djere
- Albert Ramos-Vinolas vs. Adrian Mannarino: wednesday
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