Another straight-sets win for Medvedev in Astana, advances to quarter-finals

Russian Daniil Medvedev, the second seed, beat Finn Emil Ruusuvuori 6-3, 6-2 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Astana Open at the Daulet National Tennis Center in Nur-Sultan on Thursday afternoon.

Medvedev, ranked No 4, will face Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut next.

In the previous round of the Nur-Sultan, the Russian won against Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas (6-3, 6-1).

Ruusuvuori, ranked No 53, defeated Swiss Marc-Andrea Huesler (6-0, 6-2) in the previous round of the Nur-Sultan.

Nur-Sultan ATP 250, other second-round results:

• Novak Djokovic (4) beat Botic van de Zandschulp: 6-3, 6-1
• Hubert Hurkacz (7) beat Alexander Bublik: 6-4, 6-4
• Karen Khachanov beat Marin Čilić (9): 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
• Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) beat Luca Nardi (Q): 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3)
• Roberto Bautista Agut beat Pavel Kotov (LL): 6-1, 7-6 (5)
• Adrian Mannarino beat David Goffin (LL): 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
• Andrey Rublev (5) beat Zhizhen Zhang (Q): 6-3, 6-2