Chengdu Open: Hanfmann upsets Perricard to reach quarters
The German will meet Australian Aleksandar Vukic or Spaniard Pedro Martinez Portero, the No 4 seed, in the next round
Yannick Hanfmann, Kitzbuehel 2024
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Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann moved into the quarter-finals of the Chengdu Open by defeating Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, the No 7 seed, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 at the Sichuan International Tennis Center on Friday.
The Frenchman hit 22 aces in the match but was unable to stop Hanfmann from reaching his 17th ATP level quarter-final.
Hanfmann, ranked No 95, will play the winner of the match between Australian Aleksandar Vukic and Spaniard Pedro Martinez, the No 4 seed, next.
In the previous round of the tournament, the German won against Japanese qualifier Shintaro Mochizuki (6-4, 7-6 (4)).
Mpetshi Perricard, ranked No 51, edged out Chinese wildcard Fajing Sun (6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-4) earlier in the week.
Chengdu ATP 250, other second-round matches (Sichuan International Tennis Center, hard, USD 1,171,655):
- Alibek Kachmazov (Q) beat Taro Daniel: 7-6 (1), 6-1
- Federico Agustin Gomez vs. Alexander Bublik
- Roman Safiullin vs. Juncheng Shang
- Lorenzo Musetti vs. Christopher O’Connell
- Yi Zhou vs. Adrian Mannarino
- Aleksandar Vukic vs. Pedro Martinez Portero
- Nicolas Jarry vs. Lukas Klein
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