Djere saves two match points to beat Gasquet and reach Winston-Salem semis
Laslo Djere edged out Richard Gasquet 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (6) on Thursday night. He’ll face the winner of the match between No 13 seed Jack Draper and Swiss qualifier Marc-Andrea Huesler in the next round
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Serbia’s Laslo Djere advanced to the semi-finals of the Winston-Salem Open after a hard-fought three set win over French veteran Richard Gasquet during which he saved two match points at the Winston-Salem Open on Thursday night.
Gasquet had two match points in the third set tiebreak before Djere came back to win 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (6) in two hours and 41 minutes.
Laslo Djere, ranked No 89, will face the winner of the match between No 13 seed Jack Draper and Swiss qualifier Marc-Andrea Huesler in the semi-finals.
This was the Serb’s fourth consecutive three-set win this week. He had defeated Belgian David Goffin (6-3, 3-6, 6-3), Portuguese João Sousa, the No 16 seed (4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5)) and Australian qualifier Jason Kubler (7-6 (4), 6-7 (9), 6-3) in the previous rounds at Winston-Salem.
Winston-Salem ATP 250, other quarter-finals matches (Wake Forest Tennis Complex, hard, USD 823.420, most recent results first):
- Jack Draper vs. Marc-Andrea Huesler
- Botic van de Zandschulp (2) beat Benjamin Bonzi (10): 7-6 (6), 7-6 (1)
- Adrian Mannarino beat Maxime Cressy (4): 6-4, 7-6 (3)
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