Ivashka upsets home favourite Dimitrov to makes last eight
Ilya Ivashka won against Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 7-6 (3) on Wednesday evening. He’ll play the winner of the match between Italian Lorenzo Sonego and Dane Holger Rune, the No 5 seed, in the next round
Crédit : AI / Reuters / Panoramic
Belarusian Ilya Ivashka reached the last eight of the Sofia Open with an upset win over Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, the No 3 seed, 6-3, 7-6 (3) at the Arena Armeec Sofia on Wednesday evening.
Ivashka, ranked No 71, will play the winner of the match between Italian Lorenzo Sonego and Dane Holger Rune, the No 5 seed, next.
The Belarusian edged out Swede Mikael Ymer (7-6 (8), 4-6, 7-5) in the previous round of the Sofia.
Sofia ATP 250, other second-round results (Arena Armeec Sofia, EUR 597.900, most recent results first):
- Aleksandar Vukic vs. Fernando Verdasco
- Jannik Sinner vs. Nuno Borges
- Marc-Andrea Huesler vs. Pablo Carreno Busta
- Lorenzo Sonego vs. Holger Rune
- Oscar Otte vs. Kamil Majchrzak
- Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Ugo Humbert
- Alexandar Lazarov vs. Lorenzo Musetti
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