Lyon Open: Koepfer ousts top-seeded Hubert in round two

Dominik Koepfer reached the quarter-finals of the Lyon Open by edging out Frenchman Ugo Humbert, the top seed, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 at Parc de la Tête d’or on Wednesday.

Koepfer, ranked No 67, will face sixth-seeded Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry on Thursday.

The German also needed three sets in his opening-round match, as he fought off lucky loser Javier Barranco Cosano (6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-4).

Lyon ATP 250, other second-round results:

• Hugo Gaston vs. Francisco Cerundolo
• Arthur Rinderknech vs. Frances Tiafoe: wednesday
• Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
• Luciano Darderi beat Adrian Mannarino (3): 7-6 (4), 6-3
• Tomas Martin Etcheverry beat Thiago Seyboth Wild: 7-5, 3-0 ret.
• Alexander Bublik (2) beat Aleksandar Vukic: 6-4, 6-2
• Pavel Kotov beat Alexandre Muller (WC): 7-6 (8), 6-1