GENEVA, May 23 (Xinhua) — China’s Wu Yibing achieved his second victory in two days after defeating Italy’s Marco Cecchinato 7-6 (5), 6-3, advancing to the quarterfinals of the Geneva Open on Tuesday.
The closing match of the day on the central court docket started at 19:30 native time. The pair engaged in a fierce first set, the place Wu ultimately gained the higher hand with a 7-5 win within the tiebreaker.
Wu, the primary Chinese mainland participant to win an ATP title in Dallas in February, held his serve to steer 4-3 within the second set earlier than securing the victory.
The 23-year-old, ranked 59th globally, will confront Germany’s Alexander Zverev within the subsequent spherical. Zverev, ranked twenty seventh on the earth, is a gold medalist from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and a two-time ATP Finals champion in 2018 and 2021.