Lyon Open: De Minaur reaches semi-finals
Alex De Minaur benefitted from the abandonment of Yosuke Watanuki on Thursday and will play Slovak Alex Molcan in the next round
Panoramic
Australian Alex De Minaur, the No 4 seed, advanced to the last four of the Lyon Open when Japanese lucky loser Yosuke Watanuki withdrew on Thursday afternoon at Parc de la Tête d’or.
De Minaur, ranked No 21, led 6-4 when Watanuki, ranked No 263, pulled out.
The Australian will play Slovak Alex Molcan in the semi-finals.
Ahead of his win, Alex De Minaur defeated Frenchman Ugo Humbert (1-6, 6-3, 6-2).
The Japanese won against Spaniard Carlos Taberner (6-3, 6-4), Frenchman qualifier Gregoire Barrere (6-3, 3-6, 6-3), Spaniard Pedro Martinez Portero, the No 8 seed (6-7 [2], 6-4, 6-2) and Soon Woo Kwon (6-3, 6-4) earlier in the tournament.
Lyon ATP 250: Other quarter-finals results (Parc de la Tête d’or, clay, EUR 597.900, most recent results first):
- Alex Molcan beat Federico Coria: 6-3, 6-2
People in this post
More tennis news
Sinner not stressed by CAS ruling on WADA appeal: “I’m very positive of how it’s going to be”
World No 1, Cervara, Russia: Everything you always wanted to know about Daniil Medvedev (but never had time to find out) – updated after 2024 ATP Finals loss
Medvedev reflects on trophyless 2024: “6 and a half out of 10 season”
Players, prize money, dates, tickets: Everything you always wanted to know about the 2024 ATP Finals (but never had time to find out) – updated after Day 5
ATP Finals: Sinner beats Medvedev to knock Russian out of contention, Fritz through
