Stuttgart Open: Struff edges past Rinderknech to move into last eight

German Jan-Lennard Struff, the No 7 seed, moved into the last eight of the Stuttgart Open by defeating Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech 6-4, 7-6 at Tennisclub Weissenhof Stuttgart.

Struff, ranked No 35, will play American Brandon Nakashima next.

Ahead of his victory, the 34-year-old German won against Italian Flavio Cobolli (7-6 (7), 6-3).

Rinderknech, ranked No 67, beat American Alex Michelsen (6-4, 7-5) in the previous round of the Stuttgart tournament.

Stuttgart ATP 250, other second-round results (Tennisclub Weissenhof Stuttgart, grass, EUR 734.915, most recent results first):

• James Duckworth vs. Ben Shelton
• Matteo Berrettini vs. Denis Shapovalov
• Brandon Nakashima beat Richard Gasquet (LL): 6-3, 6-4
• Jack Draper (6) beat Marcos Giron: 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
• Alexander Bublik (3) beat Hamad Medjedovic (WC): 6-1, 7-6 (4)
• Frances Tiafoe (4) beat Yannick Hanfmann: 7-5, 7-6 (5)
• Lorenzo Musetti (5) beat Dominik Koepfer: 6-7 (9), 7-6 (5), 6-3