No. 2 seed Alexander Bublik and unseeded Juan Manuel Cerundolo advanced to the EFG Swiss Open Gstaad final with straight-sets victories Saturday in Switzerland.
Kazakhstan’s Bublik defeated Frenchman Arthur Cazaux 6-1, 7-5 in 73 minutes. He hammered 12 aces, posted a 35-11 edge in winners and never faced a break point.
Argentina’s Cerundolo will play for his second ATP Tour title — and first since 2021 — after a 6-3, 6-3 semifinal win against Peru’s Ignacio Buse. Cerundolo saved the only break point he faced in the 82-minute victory.
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Unseeded Dutchman Jesper De Jong and No. 6 seed Luciano Darderi of Italy will play for the championship Sunday in Bastad, Sweden.
De Jong is chasing his first ATP Tour title after a 6-3, 7-6 (3) win over No. 5 seed Camilo Ugo Carabelli of Argentina. He overcame a 5-4 deficit in the second set and won 83 percent of the points (34 of 41) behind his first save, including eight aces.
Darderi outlasted No. 1 seed Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (3) in two hours, 34 minutes. Darderi overcame a 4-2 deficit in the deciding set and spoiled a big weekend for the Cerundolo family, as brother Juan Manuel Cerundolo is in Sunday’s final in Gstaad, Switzerland.
–Field Level Media
