Veteran Gasquet beats Goffin to reach semi-finals in Antwerp
Richard Gasquet beat David Goffin 6-2, 7-6 (6) on Friday evening. He’ll play the winner of the match between No 5 seed Daniel Evans and Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, the second seed, in the next round
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Frenchman Richard Gasquet beat Belgian David Goffin 6-2, 7-6 (6) to advance to the last four of the European Open at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp on Friday evening.
Gasquet, ranked No 82, will face the winner of the match between No 5 seed Dan Evans and Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, the second seed, next.
The 36-year-old Frenchman edged out Swiss wildcard Stan Wawrinka (2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4) and won against Swiss qualifier Dominic Stricker (7-6 (6), 7-5) earlier in the tournament.
In the previous rounds, Goffin, ranked No 58, edged out wildcard Gilles Arnaud Bailly (7-6 (7), 5-7, 6-4) and won against Argentinian Diego Schwartzman, the No 3 seed (7-6 (3), 6-2).
Antwerp ATP 250, other quarter-final results (Lotto Arena, EUR 648.130, most recent results first):
- Daniel Evans vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Dominic Thiem beat Hubert Hurkacz (1): 3-6, 7-6 (9), 7-6 (4)
- Sebastian Korda beat Yoshihito Nishioka (8): 6-0, 6-2
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