Former world leader Andy Murray qualifies for the semifinals of the Antwerp Men`s Tennis Tournament after defeating Romanian Marius Kopil 6:3, 6:7 (7), 6:4. from France.
Murray, who suffered with the same rival a year ago in Washington, lost his own serve at 5:3 in the second set, and Kopil won the ensuing tiebreaker and leveled. However, the Briton broke through the submission of the Romanian in the ninth game of the last set and closed the match with his first match point.
I don`t play that often lately and I lose my self-service over the course of the game. I played a bad game at 5:3 in the second set, but then regained my composure. He did terribly well and was aggressive to the very end, Mercy said after meeting Kopil.
Hugo Humber beat No. 5 Argentinian Guido Peja by 5:7, 6:4, 6:4. The Frenchman broke the opponent`s pass at 4:4 in the last set and completed the victory after two hours and 25 minutes on the court. Rising star Yanik Syner qualified for the first time in his career in the semifinals of a World Tennis Tournament after beating American Francis Tiafo 6:4, 3:6, 6:3. The 18-year-old is the youngestparticipant at this level for five years when Borna Coric played the semi-finals in Basel on the 17th.
I just can thank you for the invitation. Today I played well again, but in the end it was very difficult. Although there were worries, I continued to serve well at my own service and this won me the match. I`m glad I`m in the semifinals, he said after the game, which lasted an hour and 42 minutes.
Sinner broke Tiafo`s 4-2 pass into the deciding set after sending a powerful forehand into the American box and returning it to the backhand net. The Italian, however, had a lot of trouble closing the game by contact x predictions in the ninth game. He missed the will of the net and Tiafo received two breakthrough plays, but Siner responded with three consecutive points and closed the match with a new wonderful and powerful serve for 6-3. 3, 7:6 (6), 6:2.
