Stuttgart Open: Fucsovics upsets second seed Fritz to book semi-final spot
Marton Fucsovics won against Taylor Fritz 6-4, 7-5 on Friday afternoon. He’ll face American Frances Tiafoe, the No 3 seed, in the next round
Hungarian qualifier Marton Fucsovics won against American Taylor Fritz, the second seed, 6-4, 7-5 to move into the last four of the Stuttgart Open at Tennis Club Weissenhof on Friday.
Fucsovics, ranked No 86, will face American Frances Tiafoe, the No 3 seed, next.
Ahead of his victory, the Hungarian edged out Canadian Denis Shapovalov (3-6, 6-3, 6-4) and Chinese Yibing Wu (6-4, 4-6, 6-4).
Fritz, ranked No 8, defeated Russian Aslan Karatsev (7-6 (4), 6-3) in the previous round of the Stuttgart tournament.
Stuttgart ATP250, other quarter-finals results (Tennis Club Weissenhof, grass, EUR 718.410, most recent results first):
- Richard Gasquet vs. Jan-Lennard Struff
- Hubert Hurkacz vs. Christopher O’Connell
- Frances Tiafoe beat Lorenzo Musetti: 6-7 (6), 7-6 (4), 6-2