The top two seeds at the Hamburg Open advanced to the semi-finals Friday following convincing victories. Americans Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram raced past Italians Flavio Cobolli and Luciano Darderi 6-4, 6-4 while second seeds Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz beat Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen 7-5, 6-2.
Krajicek and Ram, teaming for the second time this year at an ATP Tour event, dropped just three points behind their first serves and did not face a break point, according to Infosys ATP Stats. Up next for the top seeds at the clay ATP 500 is a semi-final clash against third seeds Fabien Reboul and Edouard Roger-Vasselin.
Defending champions Krawietz and Puetz also produced a dominant serving performance, winning 85 per cent (40/47) of their service points. It will be an all-German semi-final as Krawietz and Puetz face Jakob Schnaitter and Mark Wallner or Constantin Frantzen and Hendrik Jebens.
Bhambri/Olivetti win in Gstaad, continue quest for second title
Third seeds Yuki Bhambri and Albano Olivetti earned a 6-3, 7-6(4) victory against fifth seeds Sander Arends and Robin Haase to reach the EFG Swiss Open Gstaad final.
The Indian-French team is into its third tour-level final of the season, having won the Munich title and finished runner-up in Lyon. Bhambri and Olivetti will face eighth seeds Andre Begemann and Victor Cornea or Ugo Humbert and Fabrice Martin in the championship match.
Yuki Bhambri (at net) and Albano Olivetti during Friday's Gstaad action. Credit: Fabian Meierhans / EFG Swiss Open Gstaad 2024
Sixth seeds Goransson/Verbeek oust home favourites in Newport QFs
Andre Goransson and Sem Verbeek spoiled the hopes of home favourites Mackenzie McDonald and Alex Michelsen at the Infosys Hall of Fame Open with a 7-5, 6-4 win against the Americans.
“It’s really nice. Regardless of who you play, it’s always nice to get to the semis of a 250,” said Verbeek after the quarter-final win. “Whether it’s singles or doubles, they’re always going to be great tennis players at this level. You just have to be focused on what you need to do well, and I think we did a good job of that today. Pleased with the win.”
“I agree. I’m focused more on our performance,” concurred Goransson. “I thought we did a lot of good things today, especially mentally, staying resilient and focused on the task. I’m very proud of that.”
Into the semi-finals, the sixth-seeded Swedish-Dutch duo will next meet Australians Luke Saville and Aleksandar Vukic.
Sem Verbeek (left) and Andre Goransson at the grass ATP 250 in Newport. Credit: Andrew Eichenholz/ATP Tour
Guinard/Jacq reach Bastad final
Frenchmen Manuel Guinard and Gregoire Jacq are turning their ATP Challenger Tour success into a dream run at the Nordea Open, where they upset top seeds Gonzalo Escobar and Aleksandr Nedovyesov 6-3, 6-4 to reach their first tour-level final.
Guinard and Jacq, who have won four ATP Challenger Tour doubles titles this season, including last week in Salzburg, await third seeds Orlando Luz and Rafael Matos or singles superstars Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud in the Bastad title match.
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