Thiem through in Lyon, Wawrinka delayed by Geneva rain

Top seed Dominic Thiem secured his place in the quarterfinals of the Lyon Open with a straight-sets win over Spain’s Roberto Carballes Baena.

Thiem, the world No.8, progressed 6-2 6-4 and will next meet Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.

It was the Austrian’s first match since losing to Fabio Fognini in Rome last week and he did not face a single break point as he racked up his 26th victory of the season.

Garcia-Lopez came through his second round match 7-6(4) 6-3 against Calvin Hemery of France.

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Top-seeded @ThiemDomi powers into the #OpenParc quarter-finals with a 6-2 6-4 victory over Roberto Carballes Baena. pic.twitter.com/LHq123j1i6

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In Tuesday’s first-round matches, Taylor Fritz set up a clash against fellow American Jack Sock, the third seed, after he defeated Australia’s Matthew Ebden 6-4 6-2.

Portugal’s Joao Sousa is out after he was beaten 6-4 3-6 6-4 by Slovak Filip Horansky, while Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan defeated home player Gregoire Barrere 6-2 6-3.

At the Geneva Open, two-time defending champion Stan Wawrinka saw his return delayed as rain meant his second-round match against Jared Donaldson was postponed.

There was a. shock as Peter Gojowczyk defeated fourth seed Spaniard David Ferrer, the German winning 6-2 6-4 to book a place in the quarterfinals.

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Fifth seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas is also out after the Spaniard lost 6-1 6-2 against Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics in the first round.

There was disappointment for Jiri Vesely, the worldNo.79, as qualifier Lukas Rosol came through the battle of the Czechs, winning 2-6 7-6(6) 7-6(4) in just over two-and-a-quarter hours.

Sixth seed Steve Johnson had little trouble as the American world No.47 progressed 7-6(4) 6-3 against Marius Copil of Romania.

Italy’s Andreas Seppi, the seventh seed, will have to finish his second-round match against 21-year-old Bernabe Zapata Miralles on Wednesday because of rain. Seppi leads 7-5 3-2.