Stockholm Open: Ruud too strong for Sonego, reaches last eight

Norwegian Casper Ruud, the second seed, won against Italian Lorenzo Sonego 6-3, 7-6 (3) to advance to the last 8 of the Stockholm Open at the Kungliga Tennishallen.

Ruud, ranked No 8, will face Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, the No 7 seed, next.

Sonego, ranked No 50, beat Swiss qualifier Marc-Andrea Huesler (7-6 (1), 7-5) in the previous round of the Stockholm tournament.

Stockholm ATP 250, other second-round results (Kungliga Tennishallen, hard, EUR 690.135, most recent results first):

• Quentin Halys vs. Grigor Dimitrov
• Andrey Rublev vs. Alexandre Muller
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Stan Wawrinka
• Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Nicolas Jarry
• Tommy Paul vs. Laslo Djere
• Dominic Stricker beat Matteo Berrettini: 7-6 (6), 6-4
• Tallon Griekspoor beat Jacob Fearnley (Q): 7-6, 6-3