Frenchman Hugo Gaston pulled off an impressive victory over Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena, the No. 7 seed, with a score of 6-2, 7-6 (5) to advance to the quarterfinals of the Generali Open at the Kitzbühel Tennis Club in Kitzbuhel on Wednesday evening.
Ranked No. 91, Gaston will now face the top seed Sebastian Baez in the next round. Prior to this win, the Frenchman narrowly defeated German Daniel Altmaier with a score of 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4.
In the previous round of the Kitzbuhel tournament, Carballes Baena, ranked No. 51, emerged victorious over Hungarian Marton Fucsovics with a score of 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Additional second-round results from the Kitzbuhel ATP 250 tournament at the Kitzbühel Tennis Club on clay include:
– Sebastian Baez defeated Thiago Agustin Tirante: 6-3, 6-3
– Facundo Diaz Acosta beat Daniel Elahi Galan (Q): 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
– Matteo Berrettini defeated Alejandro Tabilo (2): 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5)
– Pedro Martinez (4) overcame Sumit Nagal: 7-5, 7-5
– Nicolas Moreno De Alboran (WC) defeated Lukas Neumayer (WC): 6-4, 6-4
– Yannick Hanfmann beat Gustavo Heide (LL): 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
– Thiago Seyboth Wild defeated Laslo Djere (8): 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
