Qualifier Tabilo upsets van de Zandschulp in Auckland
Alejandro Tabilo won against Botic van de Zandschulp 7-5, 6-3 on Wednesday night and will play the winner of the match between Luca Van Assche and Cameron Norrie next
Chilean qualifier Alejandro Tabilo moved into quarter-finals of the Auckland Open by winning against Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp 7-5, 6-3 at the ASB Tennis Arena on Wednesday night.
Tabilo, ranked No 82, will face the winner of the match between French qualifier Luca Van Assche and second seed Cameron Norrie next.
Ahead of his victory, the Chilean beat Croat Borna Gojo (1-6, 6-3, 6-2).
Van De Zandschulp, ranked No 59, won against American Christopher Eubanks, the No 5 seed (7-6 (5), 6-2) in the previous round of the Auckland tournament.
Auckland ATP 250, other second-round results (ASB Tennis Arena, hard, USD 739.945, most recent results first):
- Luca Van Assche vs. Cameron Norrie
- Arthur Fils (6) beat Nuno Borges: 6-2, 6-0
- Ben Shelton (1) beat Fabian Marozsan: 6-3, 6-4
- Roberto Carballes Baena beat Sebastian Ofner (7): 7-5, 6-3
- Taro Daniel beat Max Purcell (8): 6-2, 6-4
- Daniel Altmaier beat Felix Auger-Aliassime (4): 7-6 (9), 7-5
- Alexandre Muller (Q) beat Francisco Cerundolo (3): 6-1, 6-1