Gael Monfils sets up meeting with Richard Gasquet in Marseille

24 February 2017 04:09

Top seed Gael Monfils set up a quarter-final clash with fellow Frenchman Richard Gasquet at the 13 Open in Marseille.

Monfils beat Ukrainian qualifier Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-1 6-4, while sixth seed Gasquet ousted Russia's Mikhail Youzhny on Wednesday.

Second seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga set up another all-French last-eight clash against Gilles Simon with a 6-3 6-3 win against Ukraine's Illya Marchenko.

Slovakian qualifier Norbert Gombos will play third seed Nick Kyrgios following his 7-5 3-6 7-6 (7/5) victory over Nicolas Mahut.

Unseeded Russian Daniil Medvedev meets fourth seed Lucas Pouille in the last eight after edging out Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3 3-6 7-6 (7/3).

Juan Martin del Potro made it through to the quarter-finals of the Delray Beach Open.

The Argentinian, on the comeback from injury, beat Damir Dzumhur 7-5 (7/6) 4-6 6-3 and will play American Sam Querrey, who dispatched compatriot Jared Donaldson 6-2 6-3.

Donald Young won another all-American contest against Taylor Fritz 4-6 6-3 6-4 while Belgian Steve Darcis completes the last-eight line-up after beating Nikoloz Basilashvili.

Spanish fourth seed Pablo Carreno Busta will meet Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov in the last eight of the Rio Open after beating the Domincan Republic's Victor Estrella Burgos 6-2 4-6 6-2.

Dolgopolov overcame Horacio Zeballos 7-6 (7/4) 4-6 6-4 while Diego Schwartzman ousted fellow Argentinian Federico Delbonis 6-4 7-6 (7/1).

Fifth seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas advanced with a 6-2 6-3 victory over Italian Fabio Fognini and the Spaniard will play Argentinian qualifier Nicolas Kicker, who defeated Arthur De Greef 6-3 6-3.

There were also wins for Casper Rudd and Thiago Monteiro.

Source: PA