Marseille Open: Bublik into semi-finals, takes out fourth seed Dimitrov
Alexander Bublik edged out Grigor Dimitrov 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (6) on Friday and will play Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the top seed, in the next round
Alexander Bublik in Marseille (Corinne Dubreuil Open 13)
Kazakh Alexander Bublik edged out Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, the No 4 seed, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (6) to reach the semi-finals of the Marseille Open at the Palais des sports de Marseille on Friday.
Bublik, ranked No 50, will face Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the top seed, next.
The Kazakh edged out Serb Filip Krajinovic (5-7, 6-3, 6-4) and won against Frenchman Gregoire Barrere (6-4, 6-2) ahead of his victory.
In the previous round of the Open de Provence, Dimitrov, ranked No 25, beat Dutch qualifier Gijs Brouwer (6-3, 6-2).
Marseille ATP250, other last 8 results (Palais des sports de Marseille, hard, EUR 707.510, most recent results first):
- Benjamin Bonzi vs. Alex De Minaur
- Stan Wawrinka vs. Arthur Fils
- Hubert Hurkacz beat Mikael Ymer: 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (6)
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