Romanian tennis player Gabi Adrian Boitan on Tuesday progressed to the round of 16 of the USD 100,000 Sarasota Opn challenger tournament in Sarasota, Florida, after defeating American Tyler Zink 6-4 7-5.
Qualifier Boitan, 25, world number 370, prevailed in an hour and 46 minutes over Zink, 24, world number 374 .
For his performance so far, the Romanian won USD 1,685 and 10 ATP singles points, and in the round of 16 he will meet another American, fifth-seed Emiliano Nava, 23, world number 169.
The two met only once before, and Nava won last year, in the first round in Cleveland, 7-6 (7/4) 6-1.
Compatriot Filip Cristian Jianu also advanced to the round of 16, where he will face Estonian Mark Lajal.
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