Mallorca Open: Rinderknech knocks out compatriot Lestienne to move into last eight
Arthur Rinderknech defeated Constant Lestienne 6-3, 6-2. He’ll play the winner of the match between Christopher Eubanks and No 3 seed Ben Shelton in the next round
Lucky loser Arthur Rinderknech won against Constant Lestienne 6-3, 6-2 to move into the last 8 of the Mallorca Open at Mallorca Country Club.
Rinderknech, ranked No 85, will face the winner of the match between Christopher Eubanks and No 3 seed Ben Shelton next.
Arthur Rinderknech beat Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas (7-6, 7-6 (3)) in the previous round of the Mallorca tournament.
In the previous round of the Mallorca tournament, Lestienne, ranked No 73, edged out Australian Jason Kubler (6-4, 4-6, 6-4).
Mallorca ATP250, other second-round results (Mallorca Country Club, grass, EUR 915.630, most recent results first):
- Feliciano López vs. Jordan Thompson
- Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Yannick Hanfmann
- Christopher Eubanks vs. Ben Shelton
- Pavel Kotov (LL) beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (2): 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Corentin Moutet beat Roberto Carballes Baena (8): 6-3, 7-6 (4)
- Lloyd Harris (Q) beat Roman Safiullin (Q): 7-6 (5), 6-3
- Adrian Mannarino (4) beat Guido Pella: 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3