Shevchenko beats Herbert to reach Metz final
Alexander Shevchenko won against Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4, 6-4 on Friday afternoon and will face the winner of the match between Italian wildcard Fabio Fognini and Frenchman Ugo Humbert, the No 4 seed, for the title
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Russian Alexander Shevchenko advanced to the final of the Metz Open by beating French wildcard Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4, 6-4 at Arènes de Metz on Friday afternoon.
Shevchenko, ranked No 63, will play the winner of the match between Italian wildcard Fabio Fognini and Frenchman Ugo Humbert, the No 4 seed, next.
Ahead of his victory, the 22-year-old Russian won against French qualifier Mathias Bourgue (6-4, 7-5), Hungarian lucky loser Mate Valkusz (7-5, 2-6, 6-2) and No 3 seed Karen Khachanov (6-4, 6-4).
Herbert, ranked No 344, defeated wildcard Arthur Cazaux (7-6 (7), 6-4), Dutch lucky loser Gijs Brouwer (7-5, 6-4) and Luca Van Assche (4-6, 6-3, 7-5) earlier in the tournament.
Metz ATP250, other semi-final result (Arènes de Metz, EUR 562.815):
- Fabio Fognini vs. Ugo Humbert
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