Russian tennis player Aslan Karatsev reached the quarter-finals of the tournament in Pune, India, beating Dutchman Tim van Riythoven in the second round.
The Russian was stronger than his opponent, who occupies the 111th line of the ATP rankings, winning both sets on a tie-break. The encounter lasted 2 hours 11 minutes, Karatsev succeeded 9 times and made 6 double faults, van Rijthoven scored 10 aces.
Karatsev’s quarter-final opponent will be Spain’s Pedro Martinez, who beat fourth-seeded Argentina’s Sebastian Baes in three games.
ATP 250. Tata Open Maharashtra. Pune (India). Difficult. Prize pool – $642,735
2nd circle
Aslan Karatsev (Russia, 8) – Tim van Rijthoven (Netherlands) – 7:6 (7), 7:6 (8)
Pedro Martinez (Spain) – Sebastian Baez (Argentina, 4) – 3:6, 6:1, 6:3
Source : MatchTV
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