QUIMPER/STARNBERG, January 30, 2026
Several seeded players of the 17th edition of the Open Quimper Bretagne Occidentale were eliminated in a dramatic Round of 16 on Thursday, underlining the depth and competitiveness of the field at the ATP Challenger Tour 125 tournament in Brittany, France
Top seed and World No. 56 Aleksandar Kovacevic from the United States suffered a straight-sets defeat at the hands of Frenchman Titouan Droguet, losing two tight tiebreaks. Third-seeded Spaniard Pedro Martínez was also knocked out, falling to defending champion Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg of France after a closely contested first set.
Sascha strikes ⚡️
Reigning champion Gueymard Wayenburg marches into the QFs 7-6(5), 6-1 over [3] Martinez#OnTheRise | @FFTennis pic.twitter.com/M3RbtPBgI8
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Sixth seed Nikoloz Basilashvili from Georgia exited the tournament following a straight-sets loss to local wild card entry Thomas Faurel, while seventh seed Benjamin Bonzi of France was the most convincing performer among the top seeds, cruising past Briton Billy Harris for the loss of just four games. Eighth seed Mackenzie McDonald from the United States also progressed comfortably, defeating Spanish veteran Roberto Carballes Baena in straight sets.
Results – Thursday, 29 January 2026
Singles – Round of 16
[7] Benjamin Bonzi (FRA) d Billy Harris (GBR) 64 60
Titouan Droguet (FRA) d [1] Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) 76(4) 76(8)
Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg (FRA) d [3] Pedro Martinez (ESP) 76(5) 61
[8] Mackenzie McDonald (USA) d Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) 64 64
Marc-Andrea Huesler (SUI) d Justin Engel (GER) 36 64 76(4)
[Alt] Remy Bertola (SUI) d [Q] Pavel Kotov 76(5) 75
Luca Van Assche (FRA) d Alex Molcan (SVK) 64 64
[WC] Thomas Faurel (FRA) d [6] Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) 63 64
Doubles – Round of 16
[4] Nathaniel Lammons (USA)/Jackson Withrow (USA) d Ivan Liutarevich/David Poljak (CZE) 62 67(4) 10-7
[1] Denys Molchanov (UKR)/David Pichler (AUT) d Mats Hermans (NED)/Sergio Martos Gornes (ESP) 64 36 10-3
Billy Harris (GBR)/David Vega Hernandez (ESP) d [3] Nicolas Barrientos (COL)/Benjamin Kittay (USA) 75 63
[2] Arthur Reymond (FRA)/Luca Sanchez (FRA) d Mario Mansilla Diez (ESP)/Bruno Pujol Navarro (ESP) 76(4) 76(8)
