Estoril Open: Home favourite Borges upends third seed Musetti to reach last eight
Nuno Borges defeated Lorenzo Musetti 7-6 (4), 6-3 on Thursday. He’ll play the winner of the match between Frenchman Arthur Fils, the No 5 seed, and Chilean Cristian Garin in the next round
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Portuguese Nuno Borges reached the last eight of the Estoril Open by winning against Italian Lorenzo Musetti, the No 3 seed, 7-6 (4), 6-3 at Clube de Ténis do Estoril on Thursday afternoon.
Borges, ranked No 62, will face the winner of the match between Frenchman Arthur Fils, the No 5 seed, and Chilean Cristian Garin next.
The Portuguese beat French qualifier Lucas Pouille (0-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3) in the previous round of the Estoril tournament.
Estoril ATP 250, other second-round results (Clube de Ténis do Estoril, clay, EUR 579.320, most recent results first):
- Marton Fucsovics vs. Gael Monfils
- Casper Ruud vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
- Pedro Martinez vs. Roberto Bautista Agut
- Arthur Fils vs. Cristian Garin: thursday
- Hubert Hurkacz (2) beat Jan Choinski (Q): 7-6 (5), 6-4
- Pablo Llamas Ruiz (Q) beat David Jorda Sanchis (LL): 7-6 (2), 6-4
- Richard Gasquet (LL) beat Dominic Thiem: 6-4, 7-6 (6)
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