Lyon Open: Mpetshi Perricard upsets Bublik to reach final
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard beat Alexander Bublik 6-4, 7-5 on Friday. He’ll play Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry, the No 6 seed, in the final
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, Mexico 2024
French wildcard Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard won against Kazakh Alexander Bublik, the second seed, 6-4, 7-5 to advance to the final of the Lyon Open at Parc de la Tête d’or on Friday.
Mpetshi Perricard, ranked No 117, will face Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry, the No 6 seed, next.
Ahead of his victory, the 20-year-old Frenchman, the youngest finalist in the history of the Lyon event, defeated Italian Lorenzo Sonego (6-3, 6-4), Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka (walkover) and qualifier Hugo Gaston (6-4, 4-6, 6-3).
Bublik, ranked No 19, won against Australian Aleksandar Vukic (6-4, 6-2) and Russian Pavel Kotov (6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-3) earlier in the tournament.
Lyon ATP 250, other semi-final result (Parc de la Tête d’or, clay, EUR 579,320):
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry beat Luciano Darderi: 6-2, 6-4
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