Portuguese Open: Cecchinato upsets Davidovich Fokina to advance to semi-finals
Marco Cecchinato won against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-5, 7-6 (5) on Friday afternoon and will play the winner of the match between Serb Miomir Kecmanovic, the No 6 seed, and Spaniard Bernabe Zapata Miralles in the next round
Mauro Cecchinato competes in Estoril 2023 Zuma/Panoramic
Italian Marco Cecchinato beat Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the No 3 seed, 7-5, 7-6 (5) to reach the semi-finals of the Portuguese Open at Clube de Ténis do Estoril on Friday.
Cecchinato, ranked No 96, will face the winner of the match between Serb Miomir Kecmanovic, the No 6 seed, and Spaniard Bernabe Zapata Miralles next.
The Italian won against Argentinian Diego Schwartzman, the No 7 seed (6-3, 7-6 (8)) and Fabio Fognini (4-6, 6-3, 6-3) ahead of his victory.
In the previous round of the Estoril Open, Davidovich Fokina, ranked No 24, defeated Frenchman Luca Van Assche (6-3, 7-5).
Estoril ATP250, other last 8 results (Clube de Ténis do Estoril, clay, EUR 562.815, most recent results first):
- Casper Ruud vs. Sebastian Baez
- Quentin Halys vs. Dominic Thiem
- Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Bernabe Zapata Miralles
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