Marc-Andrea Hüsler (ATP 95) will challenge Pablo Carreño Busta (ATP 14) Thursday in the round of 16 in Sofia. The Zurich native dominated the Frenchman Geoffrey Blancaneaux (ATP 139) 6-4 6-4 on Wednesday in the 1st round.
Beaten on entry to San Diego last week, the Swiss No. 1 mastered his subject against the 2016 Roland-Garros junior champion. July.
Marc-Andrea Hüsler was particularly efficient. He converted the 2 opportunities he received on the restart, signing the break at 4-4 in the 2 sets, and dismissed the only break point he had to face, in the last game.
On Thursday, Marc-Andrea Hüsler will face the solid Spaniard Pablo Carreño Busta (ATP 14) for the first time. He obviously looks like an outsider against the winner of the recent Masters 1000 in Montreal, seeded No. 2 in the table in Bulgaria.
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