Metz Open: Michelsen edges past home veteran Gasquet to reach last eight
Alex Michelsen beat Richard Gasquet 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (8). He’ll play the winner of the match between Yunchaokete Bu and Jesper De Jong next
Alex Michelsen competes on hard-courts in 2023 Imago / Panoramic
American Alex Michelsen, the No 8 seed, moved into the quarter-finals of the Metz Open by edging out French wildcard Richard Gasquet 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (8) at the Arènes de Metz.
Michelsen, ranked No 44, will face the winner of the match between Chinese Yunchaokete Bu and Dutch qualifier Jesper De Jong next.
Ahead of his victory, the 20-year-old American won against French wildcard Harold Mayot (6-3, 6-1).
Gasquet, ranked No 133, edged out Brazilian Thiago Monteiro (4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (6)) in the previous round of the Metz tournament.
Metz ATP 250, other second-round results (Arènes de Metz, hard, EUR 579.320, most recent results first):
- Yunchaokete Bu vs. Jesper De Jong
- Benjamin Bonzi vs. Casper Ruud
- Luca Van Assche vs. Cameron Norrie
- Zizou Bergs vs. Hugo Gaston
- Pierre-Hugues Herbert vs. Quentin Halys
- Corentin Moutet vs. Jan-Lennard Struff: tuesday
- Andrey Rublev (1) beat Lorenzo Sonego: 7-6 (3), 7-5
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