Alexander Zverev continued his strong record at the Open Sud de France on Friday, cruising past Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 6-1, 6-0 to reach the semi-finals in Montpellier.
The German is aiming to capture his second title in Montpellier, after triumphing in his last appearance at the ATP 250 event in 2017. Zverev, who is now 9-1 at the tournament, hit eight aces and saved all four break points he faced against Mannarino to advance after 51 minutes as he extended his perfect ATP Head2Head record over the 33-year-old to 7-0.
The top seed earned victories over Cameron Norrie and Taylor Fritz at ATP Cup at the start of January, but suffered a disappointing fourth-round exit at the Australian Open (l. to Shapovalov). The 19-time tour-level titlist will look to continue the momentum he has regained in Montpellier against Swede Mikael Ymer in the last four.
Ymer held his nerve to defeat Frenchman Richard Gasquet 7-5, 6-7(6), 6-1 to reach his second tour-level semi-final. The World No. 83 recovered from squandering one match point in the second set at 6-5 40/30 on Gasquet’s serve, raising his intensity in the third set to triumph after two hours and 35 minutes.
Ymer is making his third appearance in Montpellier. The 23-year-old, who had never advanced past the second round before his run this week, now leads Gasquet 2-0 in their ATP Head2Head series.
Gasquet is a three-time champion at the ATP 250 event and was seeking his 29th match win at the ATP 250 event.
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