Dubai Open: Lehecka reaches last eight
Jiri Lehecka edged out Karen Khachanov 6-7 (6), 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Wednesday afternoon. He’ll play Kazakh Alexander Bublik, the No 7 seed, in the next round
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Jiri Lehecka edged out Russian Karen Khachanov, the No 4 seed, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (5), 6-4 to advance to the last eight of the Dubai Open at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre on Wednesday afternoon.
Lehecka, ranked No 36, will play Kazakh Alexander Bublik, the No 7 seed, next.
In the previous round of the Dubai tournament, Jiri Lehecka edged out Hungarian qualifier Marton Fucsovics (6-4, 3-6, 7-5).
Khachanov, ranked No 15, defeated French lucky loser Luca Van Assche (6-2, 6-3) in the first round of the Dubai tournament.
Dubai ATP 500, other second-round results (Aviation Club Tennis Centre, hard, USD 2.941.785, most recent results first):
- Hubert Hurkacz vs. Christopher O’Connell
- Botic van de Zandschulp vs. Sebastian Korda
- Jakub Mensik vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
- Daniil Medvedev vs. Lorenzo Sonego: wednesday
- Ugo Humbert (5) beat Andy Murray: 6-2, 6-4
- Andrey Rublev (2) beat Arthur Cazaux (Q): 6-4, 6-4
- Alexander Bublik beat Tallon Griekspoor: 7-6 (8), 7-6 (2)
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