Croatia Open: Mensik upsets fifth seed Darderi to reach last eight

The Czech will face lucky loser Chun-Hsin Tseng in the next round

Jakub Mensik, Madrid 2024 Jakub Mensik, Madrid 2024
Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag •Round of 16 • completed
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Jakub Mensik upset Italian Luciano Darderi, the No 5 seed, 6-4, 6-3 to move into the last eight of the Croatia Open at the ITC Stella Maris in Umag on Wednesday.

Mensik, ranked No 81 in the world, will play lucky loser Chun-Hsin Tseng next.

In the previous round of the tournament, the 18-year-old Czech beat Australian Alexei Popyrin (6-3, 6-2).

Darderi, ranked No 33, won against Croat Duje Ajdukovic (6-1, 6-4) earlier in the week.

Umag ATP 250, other second-round results (ITC Stella Maris, clay, EUR 579,320):

  • Chun-Hsin Tseng beat Fabio Fognini: 6-1, 6-0
  • Dusan Lajovic beat Flavio Cobolli: 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3)
  • Lorenzo Musetti (2) beat Marco Trungelliti (Q): 6-4, 6-3
  • Lorenzo Sonego beat Alexandre Muller: 7-5, 6-1
  • Francisco Cerundolo (4) beat Matej Dodig (WC): 6-3, 6-4
  • Fabian Marozsan beat Thiago Monteiro: 6-2, 7-6 (7)
  • Andrey Rublev (1) beat Camilo Ugo Carabelli: 6-4, 7-5

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