Hanfmann downs Mpetshi Perricard, advances to Chengdu QFs

Yannick Hanfmann overcame seventh seed Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 Friday to advance to the Chengdu Open quarter-finals.

In the pair’s first meeting, the 32-year-old won 79 per cent (37/47) of his first-serve points according to Infosys ATP Stats. The German also struck 26 winners to seal victory over the 21-year-old in one hour, 49 minutes.

"You have to be patient, that was the key to the match," Hanfmann said. "You’re not going to get a lot of chances to break him, he’s an amazing server.

Nicely done ☑️

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"But I thought I had great patience, and I used the chances when I had them, so I’m very happy with this performance."

The No. 95 in the PIF ATP Rankings progressed to his second career quarter-final on hard courts (Antwerp 2023). He will face either Aleksandar Vukic or fourth seed Pedro Martinez in the next round.

Qualifier Alibek Kachmazov reached his first ATP Tour quarter-final after defeating Taro Daniel 7-6(1), 6-1.

The 22-year-old was clinical as he converted all four of his break point chances according to Infosys ATP Stats, to record the biggest victory of his career.

The No. 252 in the PIF ATP Rankings will next face third seed Nicolas Jarry or Lukas Klein.