Almaty Open—Kazakhstan
Khachanov Reaches Almaty Quarterfinals; Haddad Maia Advances in Ningbo
No. 3 seed Karen Khachanov superior to the quarterfinals of the Almaty Open on Thursday, defeating Otto Virtanen from Finland 7-6(2), 7-6(3).
Needing one hour and 36 minutes to advance, Khachanov hit 5 aces, gained 88 % of his first serve factors and broke serve on one event.
The Russian, who’s presently ranked No. 26 on this planet, will subsequent face Beibit Zhukayev within the ultimate eight.
Zhukayev superior to his first-career Tour quarterfinal after No. 5 seed Tomas MacHac was pressured to retire trailing 3-1 within the first set.
Different outcomes on the day noticed defending champion and No. 8 seed Adrian Mannarino lose in straight units to Aleksandar Vukic 7-6(4), 6-3.
Nonetheless to return on Thursday, high seed Frances Tiafoe will face Brit Dan Evans for a spot within the quarterfinals.
Lehecka Reaches Antwerp Quarterfinals
No. 5 seed Jiri Lehecka stormed into the quarterfinals of the European Open in Antwerp, Belgium on Thursday, defeating Daniel Altmaier 6-4, 6-3.
Nonetheless to return on Thursday, No. 2 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, No. 4 seed Sebastian Baez and No. 8 seed Marcos Giron will likely be in motion.
Rublev Appears to Attain Stockholm Quarterfinals
High seed Andrey Rublev will look to succeed in the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Nordic Open in Stockholm, Sweden on Thursday when he faces Alexandre Muller.
Rublev, who has gained two titles this yr, is presently ranked No. 7 on this planet.
No. 3 seed Grigor Dimitrov, No. 5 seed Nicolas Jarry and Stan Wawrinka may even be in motion on Thursday.
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Ningbo Open—Ningbo, China
High seed Beatriz Haddad Maia scored a hard-fought victory on the Ningbo Open on Thursday, defeating Katie Boulter 7-6(2), 7-5 within the two hours and 26 minutes.
Haddad Maia, who’s presently ranked No. 10 on this planet, hit six aces, gained 77 % of her first serve factors and broke serve on two events.
The Brazilian will subsequent face No. 8 seed Paula Badosa for a spot within the semifinals.
Different winners on the day noticed No. 4 seed Barbora Krejcikova and No. 7 seed Anna Kalinskaya attain the quarterfinals. Krejcikova ousted Ye-Xin Ma 7-6(5), 6-3, and Kalinskaya dismissed Yue Yuan 6-3, 6-3.
Upsets in Osaka
Upsets have been on deck on the Kinoshita Group Japan Open in Osaka on Thursday. Three of the 4 seeds in motion have been dismissed in spherical of 16 motion. House-country favorite Sara Saito defeated No. 5 seed Elina Avanesyan and Kimberly Birrell superior when No. 3 seed Elise Mertens was pressured to retire trailing 4-1 within the third set.
Ana Bogdan additionally dispatched No. 4 seed Marie Bouzkova 6-0, 7-6(5).
The lone seed to advance on the day noticed No. 7 seed Diane Parry defeat Greet Minnen 6-4, 6-2.
Parry is the best seeded participant left within the occasion. She is going to face Clara Tauson for a spot within the quarterfinals.
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