Swiss Open: Second seed Kecmanovic reaches semis, beats qualifier Bergs

Serb Miomir Kecmanovic, the second seed, moved into the last four of the Swiss Open by edging out Belgian qualifier Zizou Bergs 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 at the Roy Emerson Arena in Gstaad on Friday.

Kecmanovic, ranked No 44, will play the winner of the match between Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas and Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas next.

4th SF of 2023 ✅@MioKecmanovic battles to a 6-4 3-6 7-5 win over Bergs 💪#SwissOpen pic.twitter.com/f4tmYhS2c3

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) July 21, 2023

The Serb won against Swiss wildcard Dominic Stricker (7-6 (4), 6-1) ahead of his victory.

In the previous rounds of the Gstaad tournament, Bergs, ranked No 175, defeated Serb Laslo Djere, the No 8 seed (6-0, 4-6, 6-3) and edged out Austrian qualifier Jurij Rodionov (7-6 (8), 4-6, 7-6 (4)).

Gstaad ATP250, other last eight results (Roy Emerson Arena, clay, EUR 562.815, most recent results first):

• Yannick Hanfmann vs. Hamad Medjedovic
• Pedro Cachin vs. Jaume Munar
• Juan Pablo Varillas vs. Albert Ramos-Vinolas