Swiss Indoors: Arthur Fils eases past Martinez to move into quarter-finals
Arthur Fils won against Pedro Martinez Portero 7-5, 6-3. He’ll face Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the No 3 seed, in the next round
Arthur Fils, Swiss Indoors Open, Basel, 2024 © Action Plus / Panoramic
Frenchman Arthur Fils, the No 7 seed, reached the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors by beating Spaniard Pedro Martinez Portero 7-5, 6-3 in Basel.
Fils, ranked No 20, will face Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the No 3 seed, next.
The 20-year-old Frenchman won against German qualifier Daniel Altmaier (7-6 (5), 6-3) ahead of his victory.
In the previous round of the Basel tournament, Martinez Portero, ranked No 39, won against Jiri Lehecka (6-2, 6-2).
Basel ATP 500, other second-round results (St. Jakobshalle., hard, EUR 2.385.100, most recent results first):
- Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
- Dominic Stricker vs. Holger Rune
- Denis Shapovalov vs. Roberto Bautista Agut
- Stan Wawrinka vs. Ben Shelton: thursday
- Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Botic van de Zandschulp (Q): 7-6 (3), 7-5
- Andrey Rublev (1) beat Alejandro Tabilo: 7-6 (3), 6-1
- David Goffin (LL) beat Ugo Humbert (5): 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7)
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