Hall of Fame Open: Kovacevic edges past Rinderknech to reach last eight
Aleksandar Kovacevic edged out Arthur Rinderknech 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 on Wednesday evening and will play No 3 seed Alex Michelsen in the next round
Aleksandar Kovacevic of the United States reacts after winning a point against Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan during their semifinal match of the Korea Open tennis championships in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)/LJM135/22274316836196//2210011105
American Aleksandar Kovacevic moved into the quarter-finals of the Hall of Fame Open by edging out Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech, the No 7 seed, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum in Newport.
Kovacevic, ranked No 91, will face No 3 seed Alex Michelsen next.
In the previous round of the Newport tournament, the American beat Frenchman Harold Mayot (7-6 (1), 6-4).
Rinderknech, ranked No 66, won against Japanese Shintaro Mochizuki (6-3, 7-6 (5)) in the previous round of the Newport tournament.
Newport ATP 250, other second-round results (International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum, grass, USD 661.585, most recent results first):
- Benoit Paire vs. Marcos Giron
- Brandon Nakashima vs. Alex Bolt
- Ethan Quinn vs. Christopher Eubanks
- Aleksandar Vukic vs. Eliot Spizzirri
- Billy Harris vs. Mackenzie McDonald
- Adrian Mannarino vs. Reilly Opelka: wednesday
- Alex Michelsen beat Maxime Cressy: 6-4, 6-4
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