Monte-Carlo Masters: Hurkacz edges past Bautista Agut to reach last 16
Hubert Hurkacz beat Roberto Bautista Agut 7-5, 7-6 (4) and will play the winner of the match between Alejandro Tabilo and Casper Ruud in the next round
Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the No 10 seed, defeated Spanish qualifier Roberto Bautista Agut 7-5, 7-6 (4) to advance to the last 16 of the Monte-Carlo Masters at Monte-Carlo Country Club.
Hurkacz, ranked No 8, will face the winner of the match between Chilean Alejandro Tabilo and Norwegian Casper Ruud, the No 8 seed, next.
Ahead of his victory, the Pole edged out Jack Draper (6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2)).
Bautista Agut, ranked No 90, won against Argentinian lucky loser Facundo Diaz Acosta (6-2, 6-4) in the previous round of the Monte-Carlo tournament.
Monte-Carlo Masters 1000, other second-round results (Monte-Carlo Country Club, clay, EUR 5.950.575, most recent results first):
- Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Grigor Dimitrov
- Holger Rune vs. Sumit Nagal
- Alejandro Tabilo vs. Casper Ruud: wednesday
- Gael Monfils vs. Daniil Medvedev: wednesday
- Stefanos Tsitsipas (12) beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry: 6-1, 6-0
- Ugo Humbert (14) beat Zhizhen Zhang: 6-1, 6-4
- Jannik Sinner (2) beat Sebastian Korda: 6-1, 6-2
- Karen Khachanov (15) beat Francisco Cerundolo: 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
- Lorenzo Sonego (LL) beat Felix Auger-Aliassime: 6-4, 7-5
- Alexei Popyrin beat Andrey Rublev (6): 6-4, 6-4
- Alex De Minaur (11) beat Tallon Griekspoor: 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
- Lorenzo Musetti beat Arthur Fils: 6-3, 7-5
- Jan-Lennard Struff beat Borna Coric: 7-6 (2), 6-1
- Alexander Zverev (5) beat Sebastian Ofner: 6-3, 6-4
- Novak Djokovic (1) beat Roman Safiullin: 6-1, 6-2