Geneva Open: Cobolli upsets Shelton to reach last eight
Flavio Cobolli defeated Ben Shelton 4-6, 7-6 (1), 6-2 on Tuesday evening and will play Kazakh Alexander Shevchenko in the next round
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Italian Flavio Cobolli reached the last eight of the Geneva Open by winning against American Ben Shelton, the No 4 seed, 4-6, 7-6 (1), 6-2 at Tennis Club de Genève, Parc des Eaux-Vives on Tuesday evening.
Cobolli, ranked No 56, will face Kazakh Alexander Shevchenko next.
The 22-year-old Italian beat Russian Aslan Karatsev (7-5, 6-1) in the previous round of the Geneva tournament.
Geneva ATP 250, other second-round results (Tennis Club de Genève, Parc des Eaux-Vives, clay, EUR 579.320, most recent results first):
- Denis Shapovalov vs. Tallon Griekspoor
- Novak Djokovic vs. Yannick Hanfmann
- Sebastian Ofner vs. Casper Ruud
- Nicolas Moreno De Alboran vs. Tomas Machac
- Taylor Fritz vs. Alex Michelsen
- Sebastian Baez vs. Roberto Carballes Baena
- Alexander Shevchenko vs. Emil Ruusuvuori
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