European Open: Tsitsipas passes Hanfmann test with flying colours
Stefanos Tsitsipas won against Yannick Hanfmann 6-3, 6-3 on Friday evening. He’ll face the winner of the match between Frenchman Arthur Fils, the No 4 seed, and Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas, the No 8 seed, in the next round
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Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the top seed, advanced to the semi-finals of the European Open by beating German Yannick Hanfmann, the No 5 seed, 6-3, 6-3 at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp on Friday evening.
Tsitsipas, ranked No 7, will play the winner of the match between Frenchman Arthur Fils, the No 4 seed, and Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas, the No 8 seed, next.
The Greek player won against Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp (7-5, 6-3) in the previous round of the Antwerp Open.
Earlier in the tournament, Hanfmann, ranked No 56, won against Belgian qualifier Alexander Blockx (6-4, 7-6 (3)) and edged out Austrian Dominic Thiem (6-4, 5-7, 6-4).
Antwerp ATP250, other quarter-final results (Lotto Arena, EUR 673.630, most recent results first):
- Arthur Fils vs. Juan Pablo Varillas
- Maximilian Marterer (Q) beat Hugo Gaston: 6-3, 6-2
- Alexander Bublik (3) beat Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (Q): 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
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