Rio Open: Lajovic sees off Djere to reach quarter-finals

Dusan Lajovic won against No 6 seed Laslo Djere 6-2, 7-5 to move into the quarter-finals of the Rio Open at the Jockey Club Brasileiro in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday evening.

Lajovic, ranked No 58, will face Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo, the No 4 seed, next.

Dusan Lajovic beat Colombian Daniel Elahi Galan (4-6, 7-6 (8), 6-1) in the previous round of the Rio tournament.

In the previous round of the Rio tournament, Djere, ranked No 35, won against Spaniard Bernabe Zapata Miralles (6-3, 6-1).

Rio de Janeiro ATP 500, other second-round results (Jockey Club Brasileiro, clay, USD 2.100.230, most recent results first):

• Joao Fonseca vs. Cristian Garin
• Thiago Monteiro vs. Felipe Meligeni Alves
• Mariano Navone vs. Yannick Hanfmann
• Facundo Diaz Acosta vs. Sebastian Baez
• Tomas Barrios Vera vs. Cameron Norrie: thursday
• Thiago Seyboth Wild beat Jaume Munar: 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
• Francisco Cerundolo beat Albert Ramos-Vinolas: 6-2, 6-1