Stockholm Open: Paul beats Djere to move into quarter-finals

American Tommy Paul, the No 4 seed, defeated Serb qualifier Laslo Djere 6-2, 7-6 (2) to advance to the last eight of the Stockholm Open at the Kungliga Tennishallen.

Paul, ranked No 13, will face the winner of the match between Serb Miomir Kecmanovic and Chilean Nicolas Jarry, the No 5 seed, next.

Djere, ranked No 113, won against Spaniard Pedro Martinez Portero (6-2, 6-0) in the previous round of the Stockholm tournament.

Stockholm ATP 250, other second-round results (Kungliga Tennishallen, hard, EUR 690.135, most recent results first):

• Quentin Halys vs. Grigor Dimitrov
• Andrey Rublev vs. Alexandre Muller
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Stan Wawrinka
• Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Nicolas Jarry
• Casper Ruud (2) beat Lorenzo Sonego: 6-3, 7-6 (3)
• Dominic Stricker beat Matteo Berrettini: 7-6 (6), 6-4
• Tallon Griekspoor (7) beat Jacob Fearnley (Q): 7-6, 6-3