Swiss Indoors: Griekspoor upsets De Minaur to reach quarters
The Dutchman will play Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the No 4 seed, in the next round
Tallon Griekspoor Citi Open 2023 (Federico Pestellini/Panoramic)
Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor advanced to the last eight of the Swiss Indoors by defeating Australian Alex De Minaur, the No 5 seed, 6-4, 6-3 at the Halle Saint-Jacques in Basel on Thursday.
Griekspoor, ranked No 25, will face Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the No 4 seed, next.
The Dutchman won against Brazilian lucky loser Thiago Seyboth Wild (7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3) earlier in the week.
In the previous round of the tournament, De Minaur, ranked No 13, won against Argentinian Diego Schwartzman (6-4, 6-4).
Basel ATP500, other second-round matches (Halle Saint-Jacques, EUR 2,196,000):
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry beat Andy Murray: 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2
- Hubert Hurkacz beat Jan-Lennard Struff: 6-1, 6-4
- Botic van de Zandschulp vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Holger Rune vs. Sebastian Baez
- Dominic Stricker vs. Casper Ruud
- Nicolas Jarry vs. Ugo Humbert
- Taylor Fritz vs. Alexander Shevchenko
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