France’s Arthur Cazaux took down countryman and sixth seed Arthur Rinderknech 7-5, 6-3 to reach his first ATP final at the Generali Open on Friday in Kitzbuhel, Austria.
Cazaux, 22, fired off eight aces without a double fault and won 31 of 37 first-service points (83.8 percent). Ranked No. 100 in the world, Cazaux will face No. 1 seed Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan for the title.
Bublik took care of the Netherlands’ Botic van de Zandschulp 6-3, 6-4. Six days ago, Cazaux reached his first ATP Tour semifinal in Gstaad, Switzerland, and lost to Bublik there.
Plava Laguna Croatia Open
Spaniard Carlos Taberner toppled No. 4 Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina 6-2, 6-1 to reach his first career ATP final in Umag, Croatia.
Taberner, ranked No. 111 in the world, had a 26-11 advantage in winners and capitalized on Dzumhur’s 37 unforced errors.
Taberner’s foe in the final will be Italian second seed Luciano Darderi, who defeated third seed Camilo Ugo Carabelli of Argentina 7-6 (6), 6-3.
–Field Level Media
