(Belga) David Goffin (No. 1) qualified for the quarterfinals of the BW Open, $145,000 hardcourt tennis tournament Louvain La Neuve Challenger 125 on Thursday.
The Belgian ranked No. 1, No. 50 in the world, defeated Portugal’s Frederico Ferreira Silva (ATP 202), 27, in the second round, with a double score of 6-4 in an hour and 36 minutes of play. In the quarter-finals, Legoa, 32, the beneficiary of this first edition’s invitation, will play against Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann (No. 8), 31, and ranked 128 in the world. The winner of the semi-finals will face the winner of the match between Japan’s Kaichi Uchida (ATP 198) and Gautier Onclean. Earlier in the day, in qualifying, Gauthier Onclein, 21, 338 in the world, stunned Latvia’s Ernst Gulbis (ATP 314), 6-7 (6/8), 6-2, 6-3 in 2 hours 26 minutes. But Joris de Laure was eliminated in the second round. From qualifying, 29-year-old Brujois (ATP 219) was beaten by 21-year-old Austrian Philipp Misolek (ATP 148), 7-6 (7/5), 3-6, 7-5 in 2 hours 37 minutes. . The other two quarter-finalists will face Turkey’s Altug Celikbilek (ATP 238) against Austrian Philip Misolik (ATP 148) on the one hand and Swede Mikael Ymir (ATP 69), from the qualifiers, against Hungarian Fabian Maozsan (ATP). 174), on the other hand. Favorite
