ATP spherical: Denis Shapovalov beats Leo Borg, son of Swedish legend, in Stockholm

Canadian Denis Shapovalov overcame Leo Borg, son of tennis legend Bjorn Borg, and the partisan crowd on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Nordic Open in Stockholm.

Third-seeded Shapovalov, who gained in Stockholm in 2019, defeated Swedish wild card Leo Borg 6-2, 5-7, 6-1. Borg, on the lookout for his third profession ATP Tour victory, saved 11 of 18 break factors and transformed 3 of seven on his alternatives.

Second-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway opened his match with a 7-6 (2), 6-4 victory over Marin Cilic, enhancing to 4-0 in opposition to the Croatian on this collection. American Aleksander Kovacevic defeated eighth-ranked Camilo Uga Carabelli of Argentina 4-6, 7-5, 4-0 (retired).

Different winners had been Sebastian Korda, Hungarian Marton Fucsovics and Italian Lorenzo Sonego.

BNP Paribas Fortis European Open

Third-seeded Jiri Lehecka had an 11-0 lead in aces as he defeated Belgian Gilles Arnaud Bailly 6-3, 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals in Brussels.

Lehecka, of the Czech Republic, recorded his twenty seventh exhausting courtroom victory this season – the fifth most on the ATP Tour. A finalist on this occasion in 2024, Lehecka is ranked seventeenth on this planet, whereas 18-year-old Bailly is a career-high quantity 247.

Spain’s fourth-seeded Alejandro Davidovich-Fokina overcame a gradual begin to eradicate American Marcos Giron 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4. Wildcard Raphael Collignon, taking part in for his nation, defeated Argentine Francisco Comensana 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (10).

Different winners had been Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi, certified Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili, Bosnian-Herzegovina Damir Dzumhur and German Yannick Hanfmann.

Almaty Open

Third-seeded Flavio Cobolli broke a two-fight shedding streak with a profitable debut at this occasion, defeating Australian Rinky Hijikata 6-4 7-5 in Kazakhstan.

The Italian, who gained titles this 12 months in Hamburg and Bucharest, superior to the quarterfinals in opposition to Australian James Duckworth, who defeated seventh seed and 2024 finalist Gabriel Diallo of Canada 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 6-4.

Sixth seed Alex Michelsen ended a five-match private defeat by beating Bebit Zhukayev of the host nation 6-2 6-3. Fabian Marozsan of Hungary defeated fifth-seeded Brandon Nakashima 7-6 (5), 6-1.

Different winners had been Japan’s Shintaro Mochizuki, eighth seed Corentin Moutet of France and Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff, who will subsequent face high seed and defending champion Karen Khachanov of Russia.

–Area-level media