Montpellier Open: Kovacevic springs upset upon defending champion Bublik in quarter-final
Aleksandar Kovacevic won against Alexander Bublik 6-3, 6-2 on Friday evening. He’ll face Russian Andrey Rublev, the top seed, in the next round
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American qualifier Aleksandar Kovacevic reached the last 4 of the Montpellier Open by beating Kazakh Alexander Bublik, the No 4 seed, 6-3, 6-2 at the Sud de France Arena on Friday evening.
Kovacevic, ranked No 102, will play Russian Andrey Rublev, the top seed, next.
Ahead of his victory, the American edged out Belgian David Goffin, the No 6 seed (6-2, 3-6, 6-4) and won against Italian Mattia Bellucci (7-5, 7-6 (5)).
Bublik, ranked No 39, defeated German Dominik Koepfer (6-4, 6-2) in the previous round of the Montpellier tournament.
Montpellier ATP 250, other last 8 results (Sud de France Arena, hard, EUR 673.360, most recent results first):
- Andrey Rublev beat Nikoloz Basilashvili (Q): 5-2 ret.
- Jesper De Jong beat Tallon Griekspoor (5): 7-6 (5), 6-4
- Felix Auger-Aliassime (2) beat Yunchaokete Bu (8): 6-3, 6-4
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