Tsitsipas battles past brave Bonzi into Mallorca final
Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Benjamin Bonzi 6-4, 6-4 on Friday and will play the winner of the match between Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut, the No 5 seed, and Swiss qualifier Antoine Bellier for the title
Stefanos Tsitsipas in Mallorca (Imago/Panoramic)
Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the second seed, won against Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi 6-4, 6-4 to move into the final of the Mallorca Open at Mallorca Country Club on Friday afternoon.
Tsitsipas, ranked No 6, will play the winner of the match between Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut, the No 5 seed, and Swiss qualifier Antoine Bellier next.
Earlier in the tournament, the Greek defeated Belarusian Ilya Ivashka (6-4, 6-4) and American Marcos Giron (7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-3).
Bonzi, ranked No 56, beat Chilean qualifier Alejandro Tabilo (6-3, 4-2 ret.), Canadian Denis Shapovalov, the No 3 seed (6-4, 6-1) and German Daniel Altmaier (6-3, 6-4) in the previous rounds.
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