ATP Hong Kong: Ofner books spot in last four, to meet Ruusuvuori

Austrian Sebastian Ofner defeated Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the semi-finals of the Honk Kong Open at the Victoria Park Tennis Stadium in Hong Kong on Friday.

Ofner, ranked No 43, will play Finn Emil Ruusuvuori for a spot in the final.

In the previous rounds of the tournament, the Austrian won against American Mackenzie McDonald (6-1, 6-2) and edged out German Jan-Lennard Struff, the No 5 seed (6-7 (4), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2)).

Bautista Agut, ranked No 57, beat Hungarian Fabian Marozsan (6-2, 6-3) and Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo, the No 4 seed (7-5, 6-3) earlier in the tournament.

Hong Kong ATP 250, Other quarter-final results (Victoria Park Tennis Stadium, hard, USD 661,585):

• Emil Ruusuvuori beat Pavel Kotov: 6-3, 7-6 (4)
• Andrey Rublev vs. Arthur Fils
• Frances Tiafoe vs. Juncheng Shang

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