Eastbourne Open: Cobolli through to last eight

Italian Flavio Cobolli edged out lucky loser Giles Hussey 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the Eastbourne Open at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club on Wednesday.

Cobolli, ranked No 49, will face wildcard Billy Harris next.

In the previous round of the Eastbourne tournament, the 22-year-old Italian won against Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech (6-4, 7-5).

Hussey, ranked No 359, beat Argentinian Mariano Navone, the No 6 seed (6-4, 6-2) in the previous round of the Eastbourne tournament.

Eastbourne ATP 250, other second-round results (Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, grass, EUR 740.160, most recent results first):

• Taylor Fritz vs. Thiago Seyboth Wild
• Aleksandar Vukic (LL) beat Alexander Bublik (3): 6-4, 6-4
• Max Purcell (Q) beat Lorenzo Sonego: 6-4, 6-4
• Juncheng Shang (Q) beat Emil Ruusuvuori: 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Miomir Kecmanovic beat Sebastian Baez (4): 6-3, 6-2
• Yoshihito Nishioka (Q) beat Marcos Giron: 6-7 (8), 6-4, 6-2
• Billy Harris beat Charles Broom (LL): 3-6, 6-2, 6-2