Generali Open: Gaston moves into quarter-finals to face top seed Baez
Hugo Gaston won against Roberto Carballes Baena 6-2, 7-6 (5) on Wednesday and will play top seed Sebastian Baez in the next round
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Frenchman Hugo Gaston beat Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena, the No 7 seed, 6-2, 7-6 (5) to move into the last 8 of the Generali Open at Kitzbühel Tennis Club in Kitzbuhel on Wednesday.
Gaston, ranked No 91, will face top seed Sebastian Baez next.
The Frenchman edged out German Daniel Altmaier (6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4) ahead of his victory.
In the previous round of the Kitzbuhel tournament, Carballes Baena, ranked No 51, won against Hungarian Marton Fucsovics (4-6, 6-2, 6-3).
Kitzbuhel ATP 250, other second-round results (Kitzbühel Tennis Club, clay, EUR 579.320, most recent results first):
- Sebastian Baez beat Thiago Agustin Tirante: 6-3, 6-3
- Facundo Diaz Acosta beat Daniel Elahi Galan (Q): 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
- Matteo Berrettini beat Alejandro Tabilo (2): 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5)
- Pedro Martinez (4) beat Sumit Nagal: 7-5, 7-5
- Nicolas Moreno De Alboran (WC) beat Lukas Neumayer (WC): 6-4, 6-4
- Yannick Hanfmann beat Gustavo Heide (LL): 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
- Thiago Seyboth Wild beat Laslo Djere (8): 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
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