Casper Ruud advanced to the quarter-finals of the ATP 250 Nordic Open
The second-seeded Casper Ruud (Norway) advanced to the quarter-finals of the ATP 250 Nordic Open indoor tennis tournament in Stockholm after overcoming Lorenzo Sonego by 2-0 (6:3, 7:6(3)) in 1:44 hours of play, after breaking just once in the first set and taking the second set on a tiebreak.
In a match for a place in the semifinals, the Norwegian tennis player will face the seventh-seeded Tallon Griekspoor (Netherlands), who eliminated the qualifier Jacob Fearnley (Great Britain) after 2-0 (7:6(0), 6:3).
The veteran Stan Wawrinka reached the Round of 16 of the tournament. The Swiss player, who participated with a “wild card”, prevailed over sixth-seeded Brandon Nakashima (USA) with 2-0 (6:4, 6:4) in 80 minutes. In the second round, he will face Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (Spain), who defeated Thiago AgustÃn Tirante (Argentina) by 2-0 (7:6(2), 6:2).
Dominic Stephan Stricker (Switzerland) won against Matteo Berrettini (Italy) by 2-0 (7:6(6), 6:4) and in the quarterfinals face the winner of the match between Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) and Quentin Halys (France).
