Geneva Open: Fritz eases past Ivashka to reach semi-finals

American Taylor Fritz, the second seed, reached the last four of the Geneva Open by beating Belarusian Ilya Ivashka 6-1, 6-2 at Tennis Club de Genève, Parc des Eaux-Vives on Thursday afternoon.

Fritz, ranked No 9, will face the winner of the match between Australian Christopher O’Connell and Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, the No 4 seed, next.

FRITZ ON FIRE 🔥@Taylor_Fritz97 makes a 24th tour-level SF as he defeats Ivashka 6-1 6-2 🤩@genevaopen #atpgva pic.twitter.com/DidNoZRUF6

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) May 25, 2023

In the previous round of the Geneva tournament, the American had defeated Marcos Giron (4-6, 6-2, 6-3).

Ivashka, ranked No 86, won against Argentine Guido Pella (6-4, 7-5) and Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, the No 8 seed (6-4, 4-6, 6-3) earlier in the week

Geneva ATP250, other quarter-finals matches (Tennis Club de Genève, Parc des Eaux-Vives, clay, EUR 562,815)

• Casper Ruud vs. Nicolas Jarry
• Alexander Zverev vs. Yibing Wu
• Christopher O’Connell vs. Grigor Dimitrov

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