ATP: Marterer reaches quarter-finals in Sofia

Maximilian Marterer (Nuremberg) underlined his good form in the last 16 of the ATP tournament in Sofia. The 22-year-old defeated the seventh seeded Portuguese Joao Sousa 7-5,7-6 (8-6).

The world rankings-82. had already surprised positively at the Australian Open in January, when he won the 3rd place. the second round. In the round of the last eight on Friday, Marterer will face the qualifying Mirza Basic from Bosnia-Herzegovina.

For Basic in Sofia, it is already the third duel with a German player in the Bulgarian capital, after having prevailed against Florian Mayer (Bayreuth) and Philipp Kohlschreiber (Augsburg/No. 4) in the previous rounds.