Astana Open: Lehecka downs Gerasimov to reach the last eight

No 4 seed Jiri Lehecka reached the quarter-finals of the Astana Open by defeating Belarusian qualifier Egor Gerasimov 6-2, 7-6 (3) at the Daulet National Tennis Center.

Lehecka, ranked No 29, will face the winner of the match between Russian wildcard Alexander Shevchenko and Serb wildcard Hamad Medjedovic next.

Egor Gerasimov won against Spaniard Bernabe Zapata Miralles (7-6 (5), 6-3) in the previous round of the Nur-Sultan tournament.

Astana ATP250, other second-round results (Daulet National Tennis Center, hard, USD 1.017.850, most recent results first):

• Sebastian Ofner vs. Alexander Bublik
• Marcos Giron vs. Dominic Thiem
• Nuno Borges vs. Sebastian Korda
• Tallon Griekspoor vs. Sho Shimabukuro
• Jurij Rodionov vs. Sebastian Baez
• Alexander Shevchenko vs. Hamad Medjedovic
• Adrian Mannarino (6) beat Alibek Kachmazov (Q): 6-2, 5-7, 6-3