The dream continues : first ATP-final for Misolic in Kitzbühel
Filip Misolic edged out Yannick Hanfmann 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (4) on Saturday afternoon and will face No 3 seed Roberto Bautista Agut for the title
Filip Misolic, Kitzbühel 2022 – © Imago / Panoramic
Austrian wildcard Filip Misolic edged out German Yannick Hanfmann 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (4) to advance to the final of the Generali Open at Kitzbühel Tennis Club on Saturday afternoon.
Misolic, ranked No 205, will face No 3 seed Roberto Bautista Agut next. The Austrian will play his first ever ATP final on Saturday afternoon.
Ahead of his victory, the 20-year-old Austrian won against Brazilian lucky loser Daniel Dutra da Silva (6-2, 7-6 (6)), Spaniard Pablo Andujar (6-4, 6-0) and Serb Dusan Lajovic (2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3).
Hanfmann, ranked No 140, beat Austrian qualifier Gerald Melzer (6-4, 1-1 ret.), Russian lucky loser Ivan Gakhov (6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-4) and Austrian Dominic Thiem (6-4, 3-6, 6-4) in the previous rounds of the Kitzbuhel.
Kitzbühel ATP 250, other semi-final matches (Kitzbühel Tennis Club, clay, EUR 597.900):
- Roberto Bautista Agut beat Albert Ramos-Vinolas (5): 6-3, 7-6 (3)
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