British quantity two Jacob Fearnley claimed his first ATP Tour essential draw win on clay with victory over Roberto Carballes Baena on the Barcelona Open.
The Scot, into the primary draw as a fortunate loser, beat the Spaniard 6-1 7-5 to achieve the second spherical.
He’ll face both Australian fifth seed Alex de Minaur or Argentina’s Tomas Martin Etcheverry subsequent.
Fearnley was ranked exterior the highest 600 a yr in the past, however gained 4 ATP Challenger titles in 2024 to rise inside the highest 100.
At present ranked 74th, Fearnley will achieve direct entry to the French Open, which takes place from 25 Might-8 June.
Elsewhere, Britain’s Billy Harris misplaced 6-2 6-7 (2-7) 6-4 to David Goffin on the Munich Open.
Englishman Harris additionally benefited from a fortunate loser spot however was edged out by Belgium’s Goffin in a decent match lasting two hours and 32 minutes.
