BMW Open: Giron reaches quarter-finals
Marcos Giron won against Alexander Ritschard 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday. He’ll face the winner of the match between Russian qualifier Aslan Karatsev and Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp, the No 4 seed, in the next round
Marcos Giron (Imago/Panoramic)
American Marcos Giron won against Swiss qualifier Alexander Ritschard 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to move into the last 8 of the BMW Open at the MTTC Iphitos complex in Munich on Thursday.
Giron, ranked No 68, will play the winner of the match between Russian qualifier Aslan Karatsev and Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp, the No 4 seed, next.
In the previous round of the Munich Open, the American defeated Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena, the No 7 seed (6-1, 5-7, 6-2).
Ritschard, ranked No 209, beat German Jan-Lennard Struff (7-5, 7-5) in the previous round of the Munich Open.
Munich ATP250, other second-round results (MTTC Iphitos complex, clay, EUR 562.815, most recent results first):
- Marc-Andrea Huesler vs. Dominic Thiem
- Marton Fucsovics vs. Taylor Fritz
- Aslan Karatsev vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
- Alexander Zverev vs. Christopher O’Connell: thursday
- Cristian Garin vs. Lorenzo Sonego: thursday
- Holger Rune (1) beat Yannick Hanfmann (WC): 6-3, 6-4
- Flavio Cobolli (Q) beat Oscar Otte: 6-0, 3-6, 6-3
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