Top-seeded Tallon Griekspoor racked up 10 aces while posting a 7-5, 7-6 (3) victory over Polish wild card Kamil Majchrzak on Saturday to reach the championship match of the Grand Prix Hassan II at Marrakech, Morocco.
Griekspoor, from the Netherlands, saved 4 of 5 break points and hit 27 winners during the semifinal match. Majchrzak had 23 winners and five aces.
Griekspoor will be looking for his third career title when he faces seventh-seeded Luciano Darderi on Sunday. Darderi had a 22-5 edge in winners while rolling to a 6-3, 6-2 win over fifth-seeded Roberto Carballes Baena of Spain. He will be seeking his second career title.
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Top-seeded Sebastian Baez saved all six break points while sailing to a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics in the semifinals at Bucharest, Romania.
The Argentine native only hit nine winners and overcame 24 unforced errors to subdue Fucsovics.
Fucsovics also struggled with 15 winners and 37 unforced errors.
Baez will be playing third-seeded Italian Flavio Cobolli, who cruised to a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Cobolli, who had 20 aces, will be searching for his first career title.
–Field Level Media
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