Cordoba, Argentina: Spain’s Jaume Munar frustrated the fans at the Cordoba (Argentina) Open on Wednesday, disturbing top-cultivated Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo 7-5, 6-4 in second-round activity.
Munar over and over caused problems, saving 10 of 12 break focuses while beating Cerundolo without precedent for three vocation matchups.
In the quarterfinals, Munar will go against Argentina’s Facundo Bagnis, who beat eighth-cultivated Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena 7-6 (5), 6-4.
The day’s other two second-round matches additionally saw Argentinians rout Spaniards. Third-cultivated Tomas Martin Etcheverry moved beyond Bernabe Zapata Miralles 7-5, 6-4, and Federico Coria steered Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1, 6-3.
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Third-cultivated Karen Khachanov of Russia required only 76 minutes to move beyond Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2, 6-2 in the second round at Marseille, France.
Khachanov gathered a 14-5 edge in pros and ruled on central issues, making the most of four of his five break open doors.
The Czech Republic’s Tomas Machac pulled off a second-round upset, bringing down 6th cultivated Lorenzo Musetti of Italy 6-3, 6-2.
Fourth-cultivated Ugo Humbert won an all-French match against Hugo Gaston 2-6, 6-1, 6-3. Seventh-cultivated Felix Drill Aliassime of Canada crushed France’s Quentin Halys 6-2, 7-5, and Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori edged France’s Luca Van Assche 7-6 (2), 6-4.
Third-cultivated Ben Shelton, playing in the occasion without precedent for his profession following an opening-round bye, won 6-3, 6-3 over Michael Mmoh in an all-U.S. second-round match at Dallas.
Shelton won 93% of his first-serve focuses (27 of 29) and never confronted a break point in the 60 minutes, 3-minute win.
Australia’s James Duckworth brought down fifth-cultivated Christopher Eubanks of the US 7-6 (3), 6-4, while the US’s Marcos Giron vexed 6th cultivated Max Purcell of Australia 6-4, 6-3.
Different victors were the US’s Denis Kudla and Australia’s Rinky Hijikata.
