2023-11-16 22:50:01
Alexander Blockx qualified for the quarter-finals of the Danderyd Challenger tennis tournament, played on hard court and worth 73,000 euros, on Thursday in Sweden.
Alexander Blockx, 412th in the world and from qualifying, won in two sets 7-6 (8/6), 6-1 once morest the French Corentin Moutet, 133rd in the world, to win his 14th match in a row. The meeting lasted 1 hour and 41 minutes.
In the quarter-finals, for his first Challenger tournament, Alexander Blockx, former world No.1 among juniors, will face the Czech Jakub Mensik (ATP 152), 18 years old.
Alexander Blockx, also 18 years old, remains on two victories during the ITF tournaments in Glasgow and Sunderland, his first two successes among professionals.
On Wednesday, David Goffin also qualified for the quarter-finals following his 7-5, 7-5 victory once morest the Russian Alibek Kachmazov, 264th in the world and from the qualifiers. He will face Brandon Nakashima, 143rd in the world and seeded N.8, before a potential duel once morest Blockx in the semi-final. Gauthier Onclin (ATP 227), for his part, had to withdraw before his second round match while Gilles-Arnaud Bailly (ATP 468) and Joris De Loore (ATP 145) were knocked out in the first round.
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