Montpellier Open: Mayot knocks out compatriot Paire to make last eight
Harold Mayot beat Benoit Paire 6-1, 6-4 and will play the winner of the match between Arthur Cazaux and Felix Auger-Aliassime in the next round
Harold Mayot, Montpellier, 2024 © JB Autissier / Panoramic
Wildcard Harold Mayot advanced to the quarter-finals of the Montpellier Open by beating Benoit Paire 6-1, 6-4 at the Sud de France Arena.
Mayot, ranked No 144, will play the winner of the match between Frenchman Arthur Cazaux and Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, the No 3 seed, next.
In the previous round of the Montpellier tournament, Harold Mayot defeated wildcard Lucas Pouille (6-4, 7-5).
Paire, ranked No 112, won against No 5 seed Andy Murray (2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3) in the first round of the Montpellier tournament.
Montpellier ATP 250, other second-round results (Sud de France Arena, hard, EUR 579.320, most recent results first):
- Holger Rune vs. Pablo Llamas Ruiz
- Arthur Cazaux vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Constant Lestienne vs. Flavio Cobolli
- Borna Coric vs. Pedro Martinez
- Alexander Shevchenko vs. Gregoire Barrere
- Denis Shapovalov vs. Alexander Bublik
- Michael Mmoh beat Alexandre Muller (7): 6-4, 6-4
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