China Open: Rublev makes quarter-finals
Andrey Rublev won against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Monday
Andrey Rublev, US Open, 2024 © Chryslene Caillaud / Panoramic
Russian Andrey Rublev, the No 4 seed, won against Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4, 7-5 to advance to the last eight of the China Open at the Olympic Green Tennis Center in Beijing on Monday.
Rublev, ranked No 6, will face Chinese wildcard Yunchaokete Bu next.
In the previous round of the Beijing tournament, the Russian edged out Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta (6-0, 4-6, 6-4).
Davidovich Fokina, ranked No 64, defeated Chinese Zhizhen Zhang (6-3, 4-6, 6-3) in the previous round of the Beijing tournament.
Beijing ATP 500, other second-round results (Olympic Green Tennis Center, hard, USD 3.720.165, most recent results first):
- Carlos Alcaraz (2) beat Tallon Griekspoor: 6-1, 6-2
- Karen Khachanov (7) beat Francisco Cerundolo: 7-6 (4), 7-6 (9)
- Yunchaokete Bu beat Lorenzo Musetti (6): 6-2, 6-4
- Daniil Medvedev (3) beat Adrian Mannarino: 7-6 (6), 6-2
- Jannik Sinner (1) beat Roman Safiullin (LL): 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
- Jiri Lehecka beat Roberto Bautista Agut (Q): 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
- Flavio Cobolli beat Pavel Kotov (Q): 6-4, 6-2
People in this post
More tennis news
January 19, 2025
Djokovic refuses on-court interview after host broadcaster “mockery”
The 24-time Grand Slam champion is awaiting an apology
Carrie Dunn
January 19, 2025
Alcaraz on Djokovic quarter-final: “Not the right player to be facing!”
The pair will meet for the eighth time when they play in the...
Carrie Dunn
January 19, 2025
British, US Open, Next Gen: Everything you always wanted to know about Jack Draper (but never had time to find out) – updated after Australian Open
Jack Draper is a young British player on the ATP Tour. Here’s everything...
Haresh Ramchandani
January 19, 2025
Australian Open: Djokovic moves into last eight, plays Alcaraz next
Novak Djokovic won against Jiri Lehecka 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Sunday. He'll...
Tennis Majors
January 19, 2025
Draper explains injury: “Maybe it was a ticking time bomb, too much overload on the body”
The Briton's left hip gave way after three five-setters in a row and...
Simon Cambers
Your comments