Nordea Open: Tirante stuns top seed Rublev
Thiago Agustin Tirante edged out Andrey Rublev 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-4 on Wednesday evening and will play Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena in the next round
Thiago Tirante – Zuma/Panoramic
Argentinian Thiago Agustin Tirante edged out Russian Andrey Rublev, the top seed, 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-4 to move into the quarter-finals of the Nordea Open at the Båstads tennisstadion in Bastad on Wednesday evening.
Tirante, ranked No 121, will play Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena next.
Ahead of his victory, the Argentinian edged out Portuguese qualifier Jaime Faria (3-6, 6-1, 6-4).
Bastad ATP 250, other second-round results (Båstads tennisstadion, clay, EUR 579.320, most recent results first):
- Henrique Rocha vs. Nuno Borges
- Cameron Norrie vs. Rafael Nadal
- Tallon Griekspoor vs. Timofey Skatov
- Sumit Nagal vs. Mariano Navone
- 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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