Damir Dzumhur was solid on serve at the Turkish Airlines Open Antalya on Thursday when he moved to within one win of a place in his fourth ATP World Tour final (2-1 record). The second seed knocked out Pierre-Hugues Herbert of France 6-4, 6-1 in 63 minutes and will meet Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic in the semi-finals.
Dzumhur, who is two spots off his career-high of No. 28 in the ATP Rankings (first attained on 11 June this year), won two titles in 2017 at the St. Petersburg Open (d. Fognini) and the VTB Kremlin Cup (d. Berankis). The 26-year-old from Bosnia and Herzegovina also finished runner-up at the Winston-Salem Open (l. to Bautista Agut).
World No. 103 Vesely advanced to his first ATP World Tour semi-final for 14 months (2017 Grand Prix Hassan II) with a 7-6(5), 6-2 win over Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia in 78 minutes. Basilashvili lost just four of his first-service points, but Vesely was able to capitalise on two break points off second serves.
The 24-year-old Vesely, with a 1-1 record in ATP World Tour finals, was at a career-high No. 35 on 27 April 2015.
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