⁍ No. 1 seed David Goffin was knocked out of the European Open in Antwerp, Belgium, by American qualifier Marcos Giron.


⁍ No. 3 seed Karen Khachanov of Russia escaped wildcard Zizou Bergs of Belgium 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.


⁍ No. 5 seed Milos Raonic moved past Englishman Cameron Norrie 7-5, 7-6 (4), and qualifier Lloyd Harris of South Africa upset No. 7 seed Taylor Fritz 7-5, 7-6 (3).
No. 2 seed Diego Schwartzman of Argentina moved into the quarterfinals in Cologne, Germany, with a 6-3, 6-2 sweep of Belgium’s Oscar Otte.


– Top-seed David Goffin was the victim of an upset Thursday at the European Open in Antwerp, Belgium. The No. 14 seed was beaten in straight sets by American qualifier Marcos Giron, who is ranked No. 94 in the world, reports USA Today. The 94th-ranked Giron won 6-3, 7-5 in one hour, 40 minutes. In other match results: No. 3 seed Karen Khachanov of Russia survived a challenge from Belgian wild card Zizou Bergs and will next face Canadian Milos Raonic. No. 5 seed Canadian Milos Raonic moved past Englishman Cameron Norrie 7-5, 7-6 (4), and qualifier Lloyd Harris of South Africa upset No. 7 seed Taylor Fritz 7-5, 7-6 (3). Khachanov will next face Britain’s Daniel Evans in the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, No. 2 seed Diego Schwartzman of Argentina moved into the quarterfinals in Cologne, Germany, with a 6-3, 6-2 sweep of Belgium’s Oscar Otte. Canadian No. 3 seed Denis Shapovalov was upset in three sets by Frenchman Gilles Simon 6-1, 4-6, 6-2. Canadian No. 7 seed Jan-Lennard Struff of Belgium was also knocked out Thursday, falling to Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3). Italian wildcard Jannik Sinner eased past French qualifier Pierre-Hugues Herbert, 6-3, 6-1. Schwartzman will take on Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in quarterfinal action. Simon will next face Sinner.



Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-roundup/no-1-seed-goffin-ousted-by-giron-in-antwerp-idUSKBN27737I