Stan Wawrinka notches his first semi-final in over two years at Metz
Stan Wawrinka edged out Mikael Ymer 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (5) on Friday evening. He’ll face Alexander Bublik, the No 7 seed, for a spot in the final.
Swiss qualifier Stan Wawrinka reached the semi-finals of the Metz Open by edging out Swede Mikael Ymer 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (5) at Arènes de Metz on Friday evening.
The three-time Grand Slam champion is into his first ATP-level semi-final since January of 2020 with the victory. He improves to 6-9 on the season and will bid for his first final appearance since the fall of 2019 on Saturday in Metz.
Wawrinka, ranked No 284, will face Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik, the No 7 seed, next.
In the previous rounds of the Metz, the 37-year-old Swiss beat Portuguese João Sousa (7-6 (1), 6-2) and Russian Daniil Medvedev, the top seed (6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-3).
Ymer, ranked No 100, won against Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, the No 8 seed (7-5, 6-0) and French qualifier Gregoire Barrere (6-4, 6-3) earlier in the tournament.
Metz ATP 250, other last eightresults (Arènes de Metz, EUR 597.900, most recent results first):
- Alexander Bublik (7) beat Holger Rune (4) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
- Hubert Hurkacz (2) beat Arthur Rinderknech: 6-3, 6-2
- Lorenzo Sonego beat Sebastian Korda: 6-4, 6-4