Qatar Open: Monfils advances to last eight, defeats Zhang
Gael Monfils edged out Zhizhen Zhang 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (2) on Wednesday evening and will play Frenchman Ugo Humbert, the No 3 seed, in the next round
Gael Monfils in Doha (Imago/Panoramic)
French wildcard Gael Monfils reached the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open by edging out Chinese Zhizhen Zhang 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (2) at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha on Wednesday evening.
Monfils, ranked No 68, will face Frenchman Ugo Humbert, the No 3 seed, next.
Ahead of his victory, the 37-year-old Frenchman won against Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp (6-1, 7-6 (9)).
Zhang, ranked No 48, defeated Italian Lorenzo Musetti, the No 7 seed (6-2, 6-0) in the previous round of the Doha tournament.
Doha ATP 250, other second-round results (Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, hard, USD 1.395.875, most recent results first):
- Andrey Rublev (1) beat Richard Gasquet (WC): 6-3, 6-4
- Ugo Humbert beat Pavel Kotov: 6-4, 6-1
- Alexei Popyrin beat Hugo Grenier (Q): 7-6 (3), 6-7 (8), 6-1
- Jakub Mensik beat Andy Murray: 7-6 (6), 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4)
- Alexander Bublik (4) beat Marton Fucsovics: 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
- Karen Khachanov (2) beat Fabian Marozsan: 6-4, 7-5
- Emil Ruusuvuori beat Christopher O’Connell: 6-3, 6-3
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