Portuguese Open: Cecchinato upsets Fognini to reach quarter-finals
Marco Cecchinato won against Fabio Fognini 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday afternoon. He’ll face the winner of the match between Frenchman Luca Van Assche and Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the No 3 seed, in the next round
Marco Cecchinato beat Fabio Fognini 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Portuguese Open at Clube de Ténis do Estoril on Wednesday afternoon.
Cecchinato, ranked No 96, will play the winner of the match between Frenchman Luca Van Assche and Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the No 3 seed, next.
Ahead of his victory, Marco Cecchinato won against Argentinian Diego Schwartzman, the No 7 seed (6-3, 7-6 (8)).
Fognini, ranked No 97, defeated qualifier Alessandro Giannessi (6-2, 6-1) in the previous round of the Estoril Open.
Estoril ATP250, other second-round results (Clube de Ténis do Estoril, clay, EUR 562.815, most recent results first):
- Bernabe Zapata Miralles vs. Hubert Hurkacz
- Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Jurij Rodionov
- Dominic Thiem vs. Ben Shelton
- Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Quentin Halys
- Luca Van Assche vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
- Casper Ruud vs. João Sousa
- Pedro Cachin vs. Sebastian Baez