Stuttgart Open: Hurkacz beats qualifier Watanuki to make last eight
Hubert Hurkacz edged out Yosuke Watanuki 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) on Wednesday afternoon and will face Australian Christopher O’Connell in the next round
Hurkacz at Stuttgart 2023 Image / Panoramic
Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the No 4 seed, edged out Japanese qualifier Yosuke Watanuki 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) to reach the quarter-finals of the Stuttgart Open at Tennis Club Weissenhof on Wednesday.
Hurkacz, ranked No 14, will play Australian Christopher O’Connell next.
In the previous round of the Stuttgart tournament, Watanuki, ranked No 121, beat Spanish wildcard Feliciano López (7-6 (5), 6-3).
Stuttgart ATP250, other second-round results (Tennis Club Weissenhof, grass, EUR 718.410, most recent results first):
- Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Richard Gasquet
- Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Tommy Paul
- Aslan Karatsev vs. Taylor Fritz
- Yibing Wu vs. Marton Fucsovics
- Jiri Lehecka vs. Frances Tiafoe
- Lorenzo Musetti vs. Gregoire Barrere
- Christopher O’Connell beat Lorenzo Sonego: 7-6 (5), 6-3
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