The AnyTech365 Andalucía Open has 100% Spanish semifinals. Pablo Carreño (1), Albert Ramos (4), Jaume Munar and Carlos Alcaraz (WC) will meet to reach the final. The tournament ensures a local champion.
The 1st Top Seed of the tournament, Pablo Carreño Busta is in the semifinals. He beat clearly Soonwoo Kwon 6-4; 6-0, in just over an hour of play. He was very solid with his serve and he had no break balls.
Carreño is in the semifinals without dropping a set and playing better day by day. This is the best personal result for him this season.
Next rival, the Spaniard and 4th Top Seed, Albert Ramos Viñolas. A hard victory against Norbert Gombos that consolidates his good moment. Ramos achieved the final in Cordoba and semifinal in Buenos Aires.
Ramos was dominated 4-2 when the rain started and the match stoped. Minutes later, the match started again and the first set was for Gombos.
An epic battle that lasted two more sets and where the Spaniard knew how to suffer. He go into the semifinals of the tournament by 6-7 (4); 7-5; 6-4.
The Spanish Carlos Alcaraz closed the day with another prestigious victory against the 3rd Top Seed, the Norwegian Casper Ruud, by 6-2 and 6-4. He is into the semi-finals, he becomes the youngest ATP Tour semi-finalist since Alexander Zverev at 2014 Hamburg and the youngest ATP Tour semi-finalist from Spain since Nadal at 2004 Auckland.
The current No. 133 FedEx ATP Rankings beat the second Top Seed in a row.
He will face another Spaniard, Jaume Munar who beat Ilya Ivashka. Another amazing battle that fell on the side of Munar by 6-7 (5); 6-4; 6-4. After he lost the first set, Munar reacted quickly with an early break. He could lead and win the second one.
The final set was very tie but the Spaniard remained mentally strong and was able to close the match. Right after the match on court, he said to feel better than when he ranked 52.
The doubles draw of the AnyTech365 Andalucía Open already has its first finalists. They are the Bosnian Tomislav Brkic and the Serbian Nikola Cacic. The team beat the No. 3 Top Seed, Marcelo Arévalo and Matwe Middelkoop by 6-4; 6-4.
His rival for the trophy will come out of Hugo Nys and Tim Puetz versus Ariel Behar and Gonzalo Escobar.
Tennis will star at 11:30 on Saturday at the AnyTech365 Andalucía Open. First match will be the second doubles semifinal: Hugo Nys and Tim Puetz vs. Ariel Behar and Gonzalo Escobar.
The singles matches will start right after. Pablo Carreño (1) vs. Albert Ramos (4) and Carlos Alcaraz vs. Jaume Munar.
[1] P. Carreno Busta (ESP) to [7] S. Kwon (KOR) 64 60
[WC] C. Alcaraz (ESP) to [3] C. Ruud (NOR) 62 64
[4] A. Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) to N. Gombos (SVK) 67(4) 75 64
J. Munar (ESP) to I. Ivashka (BLR) 67(5) 64 64
T. Brkic (BIH) / N. Cacic (SRB) to [3] M. Arevalo (ESA) / M. Middelkoop (NED) 64 64