Thiem notches his first Top-20 win since 2020 to reach the quarter-finals at Bastad

Austrian Dominic Thiem advanced to the last 8 of the Nordea Open by edging out Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut, the No 4 seed, 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-4 at the Båstads tennisstadion in Bastad on Thursday.

Thiem, ranked No 339, will play the winner of the match between Argentinian Sebastian Baez, the No 8 seed, and Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina next.

Ahead of his victory, the Austrian edged out Finn Emil Ruusuvuori (3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (5)).

Bastad ATP 250, other second-round results (Båstads tennisstadion, clay, EUR 597.900, most recent results first):

• Sebastian Baez vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
• Andrey Rublev (2) beat Federico Coria: 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (2)
• Laslo Djere beat Marc-Andrea Huesler (Q): 7-5, 6-2
• Aslan Karatsev beat Hugo Gaston: 6-2, 6-4
• Diego Schwartzman (3) beat Elias Ymer (WC): 7-5, 6-3
• Francisco Cerundolo beat Casper Ruud (1): 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
• Pablo Carreno Busta (5) beat Albert Ramos Vinolas: 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5

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