BERLIN: Australia’s Sam Groth pulled off a second-round shock at the Stuttgart grass-court tournament on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) by recovering from losing the first set to beat third-seed Feliciano Lopez in reaching the quarterfinals.

The 27-year-old from Melbourne, who is ranked 66 in the world, dug deep to claim a 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (8/6) win over the Spaniard, who is 14th in the ATP rankings, having held his nerve in a desperately tight third-set.

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