Zhuhai Open: Karatsev upends Norrie in quarter-finals
Aslan Karatsev beat Cameron Norrie 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) on Sunday and will face the winner of the match between Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka, the No 8 seed, and German Jan-Lennard Struff, the No 3 seed, in the next round
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Russian Aslan Karatsev beat second seed Cameron Norrie 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) to advance to the last 4 of the Zhuhai Open at the Zhuhai Hengqin International Tennis Centre on Sunday.
Karatsev, ranked No 63, will face the winner of the match between Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka, the No 8 seed, and German Jan-Lennard Struff, the No 3 seed, next.
In the previous rounds of the Zhuhai tournament, the Russian won against Italian Matteo Arnaldi (6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 6-2) and No 7 seed Andy Murray (4-6, 6-3, 6-2).
Norrie, ranked No 17, defeated Australian qualifier Marc Polmans (6-0, 6-3) in the previous round of the Zhuhai tournament.
Zhuhai ATP250, other quarter-finals results (Zhuhai Hengqin International Tennis Centre, hard, USD 981.785, most recent results first):
- Yoshihito Nishioka vs. Jan-Lennard Struff
- Sebastian Korda (4) beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry (5): 6-1, 6-2
- Karen Khachanov (1) beat Mackenzie McDonald (6): 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
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