Nordea Open: Borges beats Rocha to reach quarter-finals
Nuno Borges defeated Henrique Rocha 1-6, 6-4, 6-0 on Thursday evening. He’ll face Kazakh qualifier Timofey Skatov in the next round
Nuno Borges 2024 – Inside / Panoramic
No 7 seed Nuno Borges won against Henrique Rocha 1-6, 6-4, 6-0 to reach the last eight of the Nordea Open at the Båstads tennisstadion.
Borges, ranked No 51, will play Kazakh qualifier Timofey Skatov next.
Nuno Borges beat Italian lucky loser Andrea Pellegrino (6-2, 7-6 (3)) ahead of his victory.
In the previous round of the Swedish Open, Rocha, ranked No 182, defeated Argentinian Camilo Ugo Carabelli (4-6, 6-2, 6-2).
Bastad ATP 250, other second-round results (Båstads tennisstadion, clay, EUR 579.320, most recent results first):
- Rafael Nadal (WC) beat Cameron Norrie (5): 6-4, 6-4
- Timofey Skatov beat Tallon Griekspoor (3): 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Mariano Navone (4) beat Sumit Nagal: 6-4, 6-2
- Thiago Agustin Tirante beat Andrey Rublev (1): 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-4
- Duje Ajdukovic (Q) beat Pavel Kotov (8): 7-6 (7), 3-6, 6-3
- Roberto Carballes Baena beat Denis Yevseyev (Q): 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
- Thiago Monteiro beat Casper Ruud (2): 6-3, 6-3
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