Barcelona Open: Cerundolo shocks third seed Ruud to reach quarter-finals
Francisco Cerundolo beat Casper Ruud 7-6 (5), 6-3 on Thursday. He’ll face No 12 seed Daniel Evans in the next round
(Chryslene Caillaud/Panoramic)
Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo, the No 15 seed, won against Norwegian Casper Ruud, the No 3 seed, 7-6 (5), 6-3 to reach the last 8 of the Barcelona Open at Real Club de Tenis Barcelona on Thursday.
Cerundolo, ranked No 32, will play No 12 seed Daniel Evans next.
The Argentinian defeated Italian Francesco Passaro (6-2, 6-2) in the previous round of the Barcelona tournament.
In the previous round of the Barcelona tournament, Ruud, ranked No 3, won against American Ben Shelton (6-2, 7-6 (1)).
Barcelona ATP500, other last 16 results (Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, clay, EUR 2.722.480, most recent results first):
- Daniel Evans beat Karen Khachanov (6): 6-3, 6-4
- Carlos Alcaraz (1) beat Roberto Bautista Agut (13): 6-3, 7-5
- Lorenzo Musetti (9) beat Cameron Norrie (7): 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
- Stefanos Tsitsipas (2) beat Denis Shapovalov (14): 6-3, 6-2
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (10) beat Emil Ruusuvuori: 6-4, 7-5
- Jannik Sinner (4) beat Yoshihito Nishioka (16): 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
- Alex De Minaur vs. Grigor Dimitrov
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