Winston-Salem Open: Lehecka moves into last four
Jiri Lehecka won against Max Purcell 7-6 (4), 6-4 on Thursday evening. He’ll face American Sebastian Korda, the No 3 seed, in the next round
Jiri Lehecka 2024 (© AI / Reuters / Panoramic)
No 5 seed Jiri Lehecka moved into the semi-finals of the Winston-Salem Open by beating Australian Max Purcell 7-6 (4), 6-4 at Wake Forest Tennis Complex on Thursday evening.
Lehecka, ranked No 35, will face American Sebastian Korda, the No 3 seed, next.
Jiri Lehecka won against American qualifier Mitchell Krueger (2-6, 6-2, 6-3) and edged out German Dominik Koepfer (6-3, 3-6, 6-4) ahead of his victory.
Earlier in the tournament, Purcell, ranked No 47, defeated Italian Marco Cecchinato (6-4, 6-1), Russian lucky loser Andrey Kuznetsov (6-4, 6-1) and Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, the second seed (7-6 (4), 7-6 (2)).
Winston-Salem ATP250, other last eight results (Wake Forest Tennis Complex, hard, USD 760.930, most recent results first):
- Laslo Djere vs. Sebastian Baez
- Borna Coric vs. Juan Manuel Cerundolo
- Sebastian Korda beat Richard Gasquet (12): 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7)
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