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Patna : World No 217 in the ATP rankings Egor Gerasimov, 25, Belarus, upset World No 57 Benoit Paire, France, in the Round of 16 to enter the quarter-finals of Kremlin Cup at Moscow, Russia, on October 17, 2018. Gerasimov, a qualifier, beat Paire 6-4, 6-4 in the Round of 16. Gerasimov fired 9 Aces in the match to 7 by Paire. Gerasimov won 5 break points to 3 by Paire.
World No 26 Karen Khachanov, 22, Russia, also entered the quarter-finals of the tournament, an ATP world tour 250 points event, beating qualifier and World No 172 Lukas Rosol, 33, Czech Republic, 6-4, 7-5 in the Round of 16. Khachanoc fired 10 Aces in the match to 6 by Rosol. Rosol committed 4 double faults to 1 by Khachanov. Khachanov also won 3 break points to 1 by Rosol.
World No 107 Ricardas Berankis, 28, Lithuania, bdeat Aljajz Bedene, 29, Slovenia,3-6, 7-6, 7-6 to enter the QF of Kremlin Cup. Bedene though fired 12 Aces to 8 by Berankis. Both the players committed 3 double faults each. Incidentally, Bedene won 5 break points to 3 by Berankis.