Defending Stockholm Open champion Casper Ruud was dumped out in the second round by world number 107 Aleksandr Shevchenko, while Taylor Fritz defeated Cameron Norrie.

Ruud was beaten 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 6-3 in two hours and 17 minutes on Wednesday, with Shevchenko roaring back from a set down.

Shevchenko was under real pressure when Ruud carved out two break points six games into the second set, having already taken the opener in a tense tie-break, but a big hold seemed to switch the momentum in the Kazakhstani's favour. 

He battled to a hard-earned break in game 10 of the second set, then, when the decider featured three breaks in the space of five games, it was Shevchenko that got two of them.

Having teed up a quarter-final meeting with Argentina's Thiago Agustin Tirante, Schevchenko said: "It's one of the biggest [wins of my career], that's for sure.

"To win against Casper... he's a super solid player and I think he's an even better person. I think it was a great level match. 

"I'm really happy with my level today. I believed in myself. It was good that I had matches in qualifying, so I got used to the courts. Today is a great day for me."

Quarter-Finals Calling  Alexsandr Shevchenko takes out second seed Casper Ruud to book a place in the last eight in Stockholm  #bybitstockholmopen https://t.co/hkeZbGX86a

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Top seed Fritz, meanwhile, beat Norrie by a 7-5 6-3 scoreline, though he had appeared to be in difficulty in the opening set after falling 5-3 behind, subsequently reeling off three straight games to inch ahead.

The second set saw Fritz drop just a single point on his first serve, with that imperious work helping him tee up a clash with Miomir Kecmanovic or Holger Rune.

Fritz making most of ATP Finals absence

Had Fritz not squandered two match points against Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters last week, he would now be preparing to play in the ATP Finals in Turin.

But the American is still looking to make the most of this opportunity to claim just a second ATP Tour-level title of the year, down at 250 level, and he will now feature in his 11th quarter-final of the season.

Fritz, who is making his first appearance in Stockholm for five years, won 29 of his 36 first-serve points against Norrie (81%), in addition to 15 of 27 on his second serve (57%). In the second set alone, his first-serve win rate stood at 94% (16/17).

The victory was Fritz's 14th at indoor events this year, which is the most of any player on the ATP Tour. 

Among Wednesday's other matches, seventh seed Ugo Humbert beat Croatian qualifier Borna Gojo 6-2 6-4, and he will now face third seed Lorenzo Musetti in the last eight.