ATP roundup: Tallon Griekspoor saves five match points, prevails in Bastad
Griekspoor, a three-time winner on the ATP Tour, trailed 6-3 in the second-set tiebreaker but won five consecutive points to overtake Pellegrino and extend the match. The Dutchman will now face countryman Jesper de Jong, who upset Czech eighth seed Vit Kopriva 7-6 (3), 7-5. de Jong defeated Griekspoor in their lone meeting in Montpellier in February.
In other second-round matches, fourth-seeded Sebastian Baez of Argentina edged Norwegian qualifier Nicolai Budkov Kjaer 3-6, 6-2, 7-5, while sixth-seeded Luciano Darderi of Italy breezed past Sweden's Elias Ymer 6-2, 6-2.
The first round also wrapped up Wednesday, with Austria's Filip Misolic, Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands and Argentines Mariano Navone and Camilo Ugo Carabelli advancing.
EFG Swiss Open Gstaad
After a six-week layoff, top-seeded Casper Ruud encountered a tough return, but was able to knock off Swiss wild card Dominic Stricker 7-5, 7-6 (6) to reach the quarterfinals in Gstaad, Switzerland.
The former World No. 2 from Norway saved two set points in the second-set tiebreaker to prevail.
On Ruud's side of the draw, Ignacio Buse, a qualifier from Peru, rallied from a set down, then dominated the third set in a 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 victory over Poland's Kamil Majchrzak. Buse will take on Argentina's Roman Andres Burruchaga in the quarterfinals. Burruchaga also came from behind, eliminating Germany's Patrick Zahraj 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.
Mifel Tennis Open
Top-seeded Andrey Rublev of Russia and Mexican Juan Alejandro Hernandez squared off in the second round in Los Cabos, Mexico, on Wednesday night, with Rubley prevailing 6-3, 6-2 in 1:15. It was their first-ever meeting. Rubley had 31 winners compared to two for Hernandez.
In other second-round action, Canadian Denis Shapovalov, the third seed, easily topped American Govind Nanda 6-1, 6-2, while fellow American Emilio Nava upset six-seeded Yunchaokete Bu of China 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (6) in a little over three hours.
In Tuesday's late-night action, a pair of Australians earned different results in first-round play.
Eighth-seeded Adam Walton shook off a break of serve in the first game of the match and eliminated Mexican qualifier Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez 7-6 (5), 6-2. Meanwhile, a Mexican wild-card entry, Luis Carlos Alvarez, ranked No. 784 in the world, cruised past James McCabe 6-1, 6-2. Alvarez converted 5 of 7 break chances, while McCabe went 0-for-6.
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