Cem İlkel reached his first quarter-final at the ATP Tour level by defeating the 6th seed and world number 45 Max Purcell 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 at the ATP 250 tournament Sofia Open held in Bulgaria. With this win, Cem also beat an athlete from the world’s top 50 for the first time.
We congratulate our athletes and technical team and wish them success in the quarter finals.