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Rune saved five of six break points and
registered 12 aces and 39 winners against just 11 unforced
errors to win in two hours and 29 minutes. Up next is
Australia's James Duckworth, a three-set winner against
Germany's Yannick Hanfmann.
Also advancing to the quarterfinals were Italy's Matteo Arnaldi
and Russia's Roman Safiullin. Fourth-seeded Ugo Humbert of
France defeated Alex Michelsen 6-4, 6-4 in a first-round match.
Hong Kong Tennis Open
No. 3 seed Frances Tiafoe toppled Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic
6-3, 7-6 (4) to reach the quarterfinals in Hong Kong.
Tiafoe won 88 percent of the points on his first serve,
including eight aces, and saved all three break points. He will
face China's Juncheng Shang, who outlasted Dutchman Botic van de
Zandschulp 6-7 (5), 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2).
Russia's Pavel Kotov and Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori will meet in
another quarterfinal. Ruusuvuori knocked out No. 2 seed Karen
Khachanov of Russia 7-6 (2), 2-6, 6-2 and Kotov eliminated No. 6
Lorenzo Musetti of Italy 6-4, 6-3.
--Field Level Media
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