ATP roundup: Denis Shapovalov tops Leo Borg, son of Swedish legend, in Stockholm

Canadian Denis Shapovalov overcame Leo Borg, the 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 received in Stockholm in 2019, defeated Swedish wild card Leo Borg 6-2, 5-7, 6-1. Borg, looking 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 to enhance to 4-0 towards the Croatian on this collection. American Aleksander Kovacevic upset eighth-seeded Camilo Uga Carabelli of Argentina 4-6, 7-5, 4-0 (retired).

Different winners had been Sebastian Korda, Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics and Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego.

BNP Paribas Fortis European Open

Third-seeded Jiri Lehecka had an 11-0 benefit in aces in dispatching Belgian Gilles Arnaud Bailly 6-3, 6-2 and advancing to the quarterfinals in Brussels.

Lehecka of the Czech Republic recorded his twenty seventh win on onerous court docket this season — fifth-most on the ATP Tour. A finalist at this occasion in 2024, Lehecka is ranked No. 17 on this planet, whereas the 18-year-old Bailly is a career-high No. 247.

Fourth-seeded Alejandro Davidovich-Fokina of Spain overcame a gradual begin to eradicate American Marcos Giron 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4. Wild card Raphael Collignon, taking part in in his house nation, outlasted Argentina’s Francisco Comensana 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (10).

Different winners had been France’s Benjamin Bonzi, Georgian qualifier Nikoloz Basilashvili, Bosnia-Herzegovina’s Damir Dzumhur and German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann.

Almaty Open

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

The Italian, who received titles this yr at Hamburg and Bucharest, superior to the quarterfinals towards Australian qualifier James Duckworth, who upset seventh-seeded and 2024 finalist Gabriel Diallo of Canada, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 6-4.

Sixth-seeded Alex Michelsen ended a private five-match dropping skid by ousting the host nation’s Bebit Zhukayev 6-2, 6-3. Hungary’s Fabian Marozsan upset fifth-seeded Brandon Nakashima 7-6 (5), 6-1.

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

–Subject Stage Media