Sydney Jan 10 (IANS) Italian tennis player Paolo Lorenzi on Wednesday stunned Sydney International first seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain in the second round while Spaniard Feliciano Lopez advanced to the quarter-finals after beating Diego Schwartzman of Argentina.
Lorenzi needed two hours and three minutes to defeat his Spanish rival world No. 22 6-3 7-5 reports Efe.
"I think today I was playing a really good match. We are good friends so it was not an easy match ... but yeah I m happy " said the 36-year-old Italian victor.
"This tournament for me is really really strong -- I am not seeded but there is not a big difference between the ranking of the other players " world No.45 Lorenzi added according to the tournament s official website.
Lorenzi is set to play the quarter-final against Russian Daniil Medvedev who defeated Jared Donaldson of the United States 6-3 4-6 7-5.
In the same round Lopez for his part will face off against Alex De Minaur of Australia in the quarter-finals after he knocked out Schwartzman 6-3 7-6(1).
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