The No 17 seed, Russian player Roman Safiullin, advanced to the last 16 of the Winston-Salem Open after defeating Frenchman Corentin Moutet 6-1, 7-5 at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex on Wednesday night.
Safiullin, currently ranked No 59, is set to face American wildcard Christopher Eubanks in the next round.
In the previous round, Moutet, ranked No 68, defeated Colombian lucky loser Nicolas Mejia (7-6 (5), 6-1) in the Winston-Salem tournament.
Here are the latest second-round results from the Winston-Salem ATP 250 at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex on hard courts with a prize fund of USD 779,780:
- Alex Michelsen (11) defeated Marton Fucsovics: 7-6 (3), 6-4
- Zizou Bergs defeated Tomas Martin Etcheverry (6): 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
- Christopher Eubanks defeated Hugo Gaston (14): 6-1, 6-4
- Juncheng Shang defeated Mariano Navone (7): 7-5, 6-3
- Pablo Carreno Busta (WC) defeated Alexander Shevchenko (13): 6-2, 6-2
- Learner Tien (Q) defeated Fabian Marozsan (9): 6-2, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (2)
- Borna Coric defeated Sebastian Baez (1): 6-3, 6-4
- David Goffin defeated Luciano Darderi (5): 6-2, 6-4
- Lorenzo Sonego (10) defeated Dominic Stricker: 6-4, 6-1
- Pavel Kotov (15) defeated Alexandre Muller: 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
- Thiago Seyboth Wild defeated Nuno Borges (8): 7-6 (2), 6-2
- Zachary Svajda (LL) defeated Francisco Cerundolo (3): 6-4, 6-4
- Arthur Rinderknech (12) defeated Christopher O’Connell: 6-3, 6-4
- Aleksandar Vukic defeated Adrian Mannarino (4): 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-1
- Rinky Hijikata (16) defeated Arthur Cazaux: 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4)
