Geneva Open: Sousa sets up semi-final clash against Gasquet
João Sousa won against Ilya Ivashka in straight sets on Thursday evening and will play Richard Gasquet in the next round
Joao Sousa | © Panoramic
Portuguese Joao Sousa reached the semi-finals of the Geneva Open by defeating Belarusian Ilya Ivashka 7-5, 7-5 at Tennis Club de Genève, Parc des Eaux-Vives on Thursday evening.
Joao Sousa, ranked No 79, will play French veteran Richard Gasquet in the semi-finals.
Earlier in the tournament, the 33-year-old Portuguese won against Spaniard Pablo Andujar (6-1, 6-4) and Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili, the No 5 seed (6-4, 6-3).
Ivashka, ranked No 50, had defeated American Marcos Giron (4-6, 6-3, 6-2) and Canadian Denis Shapovalov, the No 3 seed (6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 6-3) in the previous rounds.
Second seed Casper Ruud will take on fourth-seeded American Reilly Opelka in the other semi-final.
Geneva ATP 250: Other quarter-final results (Tennis Club de Genève, Parc des Eaux-Vives, clay, EUR 597,900)
- Richard Gasquet beat Kamil Majchrzak: 6-2, 6-4
- Casper Ruud (2) beat Thanasi Kokkinakis: 6-4, 7-6 [3]
- Reilly Opelka (4) beat Tallon Griekspoor: 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
