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Basel: Fritz through as Fils retires, Vacherot hits 20 aces

Four quarter-finals in Basel set up semi-finals for Vacherot, Fritz, Lehecka and Struff.

All results

  • Quarter-finalTaylor Fritz d. Arthur Fils6-2 2-0 Retired
  • Quarter-finalJan-Lennard Struff d. Nuno Borges6-2 6-3
  • Quarter-finalJiri Lehecka d. Jerome Kym6-4 6-2
  • Quarter-finalValentin Vacherot d. Holger Rune6-3 3-6 6-3

Jan-Lennard Struff beat Nuno Borges 6-2 6-3 in the Quarter-final. Struff converted 5 of 8 break points and hit 9 aces. Borges served 6 aces of his own and saved his best serving for the points that came after the first one.

Quarter-final results, Basel
Quarter-final results, Basel

Jiri Lehecka beat Jerome Kym 6-4 6-2. Lehecka won 3 of 4 break points and hit 7 aces. Kym, the world No. 222, got 73 % of his first serves in, the higher number on court.

Taylor Fritz led Arthur Fils 6-2 2-0 when Fils retired. Fritz hit 7 aces to none and converted 4 of 8 break points. Fils won 1 of his 2.

Valentin Vacherot beat Holger Rune 6-3 3-6 6-3. Vacherot hit 20 aces and converted 2 of 4 break points. Rune hit 42 winners and won 1 of 10 break points, two numbers that look odd next to a loss.

Next in Basel, Vacherot plays Fritz in the Semi-final at 15:00 CET. Lehecka then meets Struff at 17:00 CET.

Data as of 06:30 CET · API-Tennis

Key numbers

7AcesFritz 7 · Fils 0
4/8Break points wonFritz 4/8 · Fils 1/2
69%First-serve percentageFritz 69% · Fils 50%

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