Top-ranked Daniil Medvedev defeated Ilya Ivashka for the second time in a week to reach the quarter-finals of the Halle Open tennis tournament. Russian player Medvedev, who is again ranked number one in the world rankings, defeated Ivashka of Belarus 7-6(4), 6-3. He also won the first set by saving three set points at 5-4. Medvedev will next face 7th-ranked Roberto Bautista Agut, who defeated qualifier Talon Grixpour 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-2. 8th seed Karen Khachanov and Germany's Oscar Otte also managed to advance. Khachanov defeated Laslo Jere 7-6(4), 6-4, while Ote defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili 4-6, 6-0, 7-6(3).
Earlier there were also reports that former champion Ugo Humbert and second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas had crashed out of the second round of the Halle Open tennis. Humbert was defeated by Hubert Hurkaz 7.6, 6.3 while Nick Kyrgios defeated Tsitsipas by 5.7, 6.2, 6.4. Let us inform that Australian wild card holder Kyrgios will now face Pablo Careno Busta, who defeated Sebastian Korda by 6.4, 0.6, 6.3.
Not only this, Hurkaz is now going to play Felix Ager Eliassime, who has defeated Mackenzie McDonald by 7.6, 6.1. Let us tell you that top-ranked Daniil Medvedev defeated David Goffin by 6.3, 6.2. Now this Russian player is going to face Ilya Ivashka of Belarus.
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