1 seed Andrey Rublev 6-4, 7-6 (2) on Saturday at the Lynx & Co Hangzhou Open in China. Royer advanced to the quarterfinals and will play Learner Tien, who defeated Italian Giulio Zeppieri 6-4, 6-3. Also moving into the quarters were third-seeded Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan, who came from behind to beat Australia's Aleksandar Vukic 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-4 in two hours, 13 minutes. Czech Dalibor Svrcina eliminated China's Zhizhen Zhang 6-4, 6-3. Daniel topped third seed Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 to move on to his first quarterfinal since Auckland in January 2024.