Swiss qualifier Huesler beats Draper to reach second ATP semi-final
Marc-Andrea Huesler won against Jack Draper 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday night and will face Serb Laslo Djere for a place in the Winston-Salem final
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Swiss qualifier Marc-Andrea Huesler advanced to the semi-finals of an ATP Tour event for the second time in his career after a straight sets upset win over 13th seed Jack Draper at the Winston-Salem Open.
Huesler, ranked No 102 in the world, defeated Draper 6-4, 6-4 and will next meet Serbia’s Laslo Djere next. Djere scored a three-set win over Frenchman Richard Gasquet earlier on Thursday.
The 26-year-old Huesler needed one hour and 20 minutes for the win.
Ahead of his win on Thursday, Huesler defeated Swede wildcard Mikael Ymer (6-4, 6-4) and edged out Belarusian Ilya Ivashka, the No 11 seed (7-6 (2), 3-6, 7-6 (3)).
Winston-Salem ATP 250, other quarter-finals results (Wake Forest Tennis Complex, hard, USD 823.420, most recent results first):
- Laslo Djere beat Richard Gasquet: 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (6)
- Botic van de Zandschulp (2) beat Benjamin Bonzi (10): 7-6 (6), 7-6 (1)
- Adrian Mannarino beat Maxime Cressy (4): 6-4, 7-6 (3)
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