POZOBLANCO/STARNBERG, July 20, 2023

Three Frenchmen have booked their spots in the quarterfinals of the Open Ciudad de Pozoblanco. World No. 135 Hugo Grenier leads the field of the ATP Challenger Tour 75 hard-court event in southern Spain. The top seed defeated Alibek Kachmazov of Russia 7-6(2), 6-3 on Wednesday.

Grenier sent down seven aces and won 78 per cent of his first-service points to advance in one hour and 59 minutes. The 27-year-old will net take on his compatriot and No. 6 seed Antoine Escoffier, who edged out German Daniel Masur 6-4, 6-4 in one hour and 19 minutes. Dan Added completed the trio following a 7-6(4), 7-6(6) victory over Mattia Bellucci of Italy. The longest encounter of the day lasted two hours and 37 minutes.

🎾 Es miércoles…

¡Y ya hay tenis en Pozoblanco!

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— Open Ciudad de Pozoblanco (@PozoblancoOpen) July 19, 2023

Wednesday Results

Singles – Second Round

Hugo Grenier (FRA) – Alibek  Kachmazov 7-6(2), 6-3

Antoine Escoffier (FRA) – Daniel Masur (GER) 6-4, 6-4

Dan Added (FRA) – Mattia Bellucci (ITA) 7-6(4), 7-6(6)