By Tennis Now | Monday, October 17, 2022
Maxime Cressy clubbed 22 aces rallying for a 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 victory over Ilya Ivashka to advance to the Stockholm Open round of 16.
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Maxime Cressy showed point-ending power to prevail in Stockholm.
Cressy clubbed 22 aces rallying for a 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 victory over Ilya Ivashka to advance to the Stockholm Open round of 16.
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The 6'7" Cressy saved eight of nine break points and won 48 of 71 trips to net to set up a round of 16 showdown vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Tsitsipas, the 2018 Stockholm champion, had a first-round bye.
The fifth-ranked Greek swept Cressy in straight sets in their lone prior encounter at the 2020 US Open.
Denmark's Holger Rune won nine of the last 11 games beating Brazilian Thiago Monteiro 7-5, 6-2.
Seventh-seeded Rune will play Cristian Garin in the round of 16.
Earlier, Garin won 22 of 28 net points in a 6-2, 6-4 decision over Australian qualifier Jason Kubler.
The top-seeded Tsitsipas and a pair of Swedes, Elias Ymer and Leo Borg, son of Hall of Famer Bjorn Borg, are the three wild cards.
Leo Borg is set to play defending champion and No. 8 seed Tommy Paul in his opener.