Nicolas David Yonel advanced to the 1/8 finals of the Candidates tournament in Saint-Tropez (France), defeating Jack Sock, the former holder of the 8th place in the ATP.

Nicholas David IonelPhoto: Laurie Dieffembacq / Zuma Press / Profimedia

Nicolas David Ionel overtakes Jack Sock in St. Tropez

In the first round of the competition, the American (favorite 6) refused when Ionel was going to serve for the match with a score of 6-4, 5-4, after an hour and 27 minutes of play.

After qualifying in eighth place, Yonel received a check for €1,460 and 14 ATP points. The Romanian is ranked 249th in the ATP Live rankings, which is the best ranking of his career.

In the next qualifying round, our athlete will beat the Italian Salvatore Caruso (271 ATP). The match will take place on Thursday no earlier than 17:30 (Romanian time).