Grigor Dimitrov Exits Vienna, Tsitsipas and Rune Advance in Basel

Tomas Machac, achieved a remarkable victory over Bulgaria's third seed Grigor Dimitrov, winning with scores of 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3 in a match that lasted two hours and 31 minutes.

This triumph secured Machac a place in the quarterfinals of the Erste Bank Open held in Vienna, Austria.

Despite Dimitrov outpacing Machac in aces with a tally of 12 to 9 and matching him with 32 winners, he struggled with 21 unforced errors throughout the match. This defeat places Dimitrov's qualification for the Nitto ATP Finals at risk, as he currently occupies the 10th position in the race for one of the eight available spots.

Machac will next compete against the seventh seed, Jack Draper from Great Britain, who advanced by defeating Italy's Luciano Darderi with a score of 7-5, 6-1. In other matches, Russia's Karen Khachanov made a comeback to defeat Brandon Nakashima 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, while Czech qualifier Jakub Mensik triumphed over Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic with a score of 6-3, 7-6 (7).

In the Swiss Indoors Basel, French player Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard caused an upset by defeating the eighth seed and two-time defending champion Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada with a score of 6-1, 7-6 (6), thus advancing to the quarterfinals in Switzerland.

Mpetshi Perricard delivered an impressive performance, recording 22 aces, achieving a 30-16 advantage in winners, and winning 32 out of 39 first-service points, which equates to an 82.0 percent success rate.

His next challenge will be against Canadian wild card Denis Shapovalov, who overcame Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut with a score of 6-3, 7-6 (4).

Additionally, third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas from Greece, fourth seed Holger Rune from Denmark, sixth seed Ben Shelton from the United States, and seventh seed Arthur Fils from France all progressed to the next round with straight-set victories. Rune is particularly motivated to return to the final, having lost to Auger-Aliassime in the 2022 championship match.

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