Two Germans in the quarter-finals: Struff faces Bergs in Brussels, Altmaier meets Fritz
Jan-Lennard Struff and Daniel Altmaier are into the last eight at the ATP events in Brussels and Lyon. Next up are two seeded opponents, Zizou Bergs and Taylor Fritz.
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Jan-Lennard Struff has reached his second quarter-final of the year at the indoor event in Brussels. The world No. 58 beat Belgium's Gauthier Onclin (No. 178) 6-4, 6-2 without much trouble on Wednesday. In the last eight he faces sixth seed and home favourite Zizou Bergs, who beat Damir Dzumhur 6-2, 6-4 in 78 minutes on Thursday, according to the ATP.
In Lyon, Daniel Altmaier is into the quarter-finals. The world No. 65 beat Croatia's Borna Gojo (No. 148) 6-3, 6-4 in 82 minutes on Thursday after knocking out Britain's Arthur Fery in his opener. According to tennisnet.com, a double break at the end of the first set and a break for 6-4 in the second proved decisive. Next up is American second seed Taylor Fritz, who beat Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-2, 7-5.
Also in the Brussels quarter-finals, Czech second seed Jiri Lehecka meets Tallon Griekspoor after beating Raphael Collignon 6-4, 6-2. In Almaty, defending champion Daniil Medvedev reached the last eight with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Sho Shimabukuro and will face Terence Atmane.