American tennis player Martin Damm Jr. continues his dream at the ATP 250 in Montpellier, where he advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating experienced Spanish player Roberto Bautista Agut. Ranked 160th in the ATP rankings, Damm Jr. easily overcame Bautista Agut 6-1 and 6-3 in a match that lasted just 55 minutes. Damm Jr., the big surprise of this tournament as he came through the qualifiers and defeated Polish player Hubert Hurkacz (7th) in the first round, had no trouble at any point against the Spaniard, breaking his serve twice per set and not giving him any chance of a break with his own serve. According to the Argentine News Agency, the American advanced to the quarterfinals, where he awaits the winner of the match between Italians Flavio Cobolli (2nd) and Luca Nardi. This great performance will allow Damm Jr. to get close to the 140th spot in the rankings, and if he continues to advance, he can keep climbing. In other matches of the day, both also from the first round, Italian Luca Nardi defeated Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-3 and 6-3, while American Aleksandar Kovacevic (8th) defeated 16-year-old Frenchman Moise Kouame 6-7(5), 6-2 and 6-2. Activity on Wednesday in Montpellier is not over yet, as Swiss veteran Stan Wawrinka, who is in his final year as a professional, faces Serbian Hamad Medjedovic. Later, there will be a French duel between Ugo Humbert (5th) and Adrian Mannarino, and the day will be closed by Czech Tomas Machac (3rd) against the Frenchman Arthur Géa.
