Almagro to play Hewitt after advancing to Stockholm Open quarterfinals

Published November 20, 2014

Nicolas Almagro of Spain advanced to the quarterfinals of the Stockholm Open, beating Marius Copil of Romania 6-4, 7-6 (4) Wednesday.

The 27-year old Almagro, who was given a wild-card entry into the tournament, advanced after earning the only break of the match in the first set.

He will next face former No. 1 LIeyton Hewitt of Australia, who beat Jarkko Nieminen of Finland 7-6 (2), 2-6, 6-4 in a match where both players struggled to hold serve. Nieminen finished with more breaks — six to five — but Hewitt had three in the decider.

Also, Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis beat Florian Mayer of Germany 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, and Mikhail Youzhny of Russia ousted Swedish wild-card entry Patrik Rosenholm, 6-0, 6-2.

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