Belgrade Open: Shapovalov into quarter-finals
Denis Shapovalov defeated Nuno Borges on Wednesday and will play Australian Christopher O’Connell in the next round
Denis Shapovalov, Montpellier 2024 – © Valentina Claret / Panoramic
Canadian qualifier Denis Shapovalov advanced to the last eight of the Belgrade Open by winning against Portuguese Nuno Borges, the No 5 seed, 6-2, 6-4 at the Belgrade Arena on Wednesday.
Shapovalov, ranked No 78, will play Australian Christopher O’Connell next.
The Canadian defeated Hungarian qualifier Marton Fucsovics (6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-1) ahead of his victory.
Belgrade ATP 250, other second-round results (Belgrade Arena, hard, EUR 579.320, most recent results first):
- Duje Ajdukovic vs. Laslo Djere
- Fabian Marozsan vs. Dusan Lajovic
- Christopher O’Connell beat Daniel Altmaier: 6-3, 6-1
- Francisco Cerundolo (3) beat Roman Safiullin: 6-4, 6-4
- Jiri Lehecka (4) beat Marin Cilic: 6-4, 7-6 (4)
- Lukas Klein (Q) beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry (7): 6-4, 7-6 (6)
- Hamad Medjedovic (WC) beat Aleksandar Kovacevic: 7-6 (5), 6-4
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