Hamburg Open: Molcan books spot in last eight, defeating Carreño Busta
Alex Molcan edged out Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (5) on Wednesday and will play Croat Borna Coric in the next round
Pablo Carreno Busta | © Panoramic
Slovak Alex Molcan reached the quarter-finals of the Hamburg Open by edging out Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta (photo), the No 4 seed, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (5) at Am Rothenbaum on Wednesday.
Molcan, ranked No 48, will play Croat Borna Coric next.
Ahead of his victory, the Slovak won against German qualifier Marko Topo (7-5, 6-3). Carreno Busta, ranked No 23, beat Italian qualifier Luca Nardi (6-2, 6-1) in the previous round.
Hamburg ATP 500, other second-round matches (Am Rothenbaum, clay, EUR 1.911.620, most recent results first):
- Carlos Alcaraz vs. Filip Krajinovic
- Fabio Fognini vs. Karen Khachanov
- Francisco Cerundolo vs. Andrey Rublev
- Aslan Karatsev vs. Daniel Elahi Galan
- Lorenzo Musetti vs. Emil Ruusuvuori
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Jozef Kovalik: wednesday
- Borna Coric beat Tallon Griekspoor: 6-3, 6-4
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