Eastbourne Open: Purcell beats Kecmanovic to reach last four
Max Purcell defeated Miomir Kecmanovic 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Thursday afternoon. He’ll play wildcard Billy Harris in the next round
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Australian qualifier Max Purcell moved into the last four of the Eastbourne Open by beating Serb Miomir Kecmanovic 6-3, 7-6 (4) at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club.
Purcell, ranked No 94, will face wildcard Billy Harris next.
The Australian beat Serb Laslo Djere (6-1, 4-6, 6-3) and Italian Lorenzo Sonego (6-4, 6-4) earlier in the tournament.
In the previous rounds of the Eastbourne tournament, Kecmanovic, ranked No 53, defeated Chinese Zhizhen Zhang (6-2, 7-6 (2)) and Argentinian Sebastian Baez, the No 4 seed (6-3, 6-2).
Eastbourne ATP 250, other quarter-finals results (Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, grass, EUR 740.160, most recent results first):
- Taylor Fritz vs. Juncheng Shang
- Aleksandar Vukic vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
- Billy Harris beat Flavio Cobolli: 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4), 6-2
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