Top seed Ruud out in Auckland, Djere advances to quarter-finals
Laslo Djere edged out Casper Ruud 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3) on Wednesday. He’ll face Constant Lestienne in the next round
Tennis – Mubadala World Tennis Championship – International Tennis Centre, Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – December 18, 2022 Norway’s Casper Ruud reacts during his 3rd Place Play-off match against Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz (AI/Reuters/Panoramic)
Serb Laslo Djere edged out Norwegian Casper Ruud, the top seed, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3) to move into the quarter-finals of the Auckland Open at the ASB Tennis Centre on Wednesday.
Djere, ranked No 70, will play Constant Lestienne next.
Ahead of his victory, the Serb edged out Spaniard Jaume Munar (3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4)).
Auckland ATP250, other second-round results (ASB Tennis Centre, hard, most recent results first):
- Constant Lestienne beat Gregoire Barrere (Q): 1-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5
- David Goffin beat Christopher Eubanks (Q): 6-2, 6-4
- Quentin Halys beat Ben Shelton: 6-3, 6-2
- Richard Gasquet beat João Sousa (LL): 7-6 (2), 6-2
- Cameron Norrie (2) beat Jiri Lehecka (Q): 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-3
- Jenson Brooksby beat Diego Schwartzman (3): 6-1, 0-0 ret.
- Marcos Giron beat J.J. Wolf: 6-4, 6-4
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