Medvedev will face Georgian qualifier Nikoloz Basilashvili in the final after Basilashvili defeated seventh-seeded Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3.

LYON: Second-seeded Taylor Fritz defeated fellow American Tommy Paul 6-3, 7-5 on Saturday to reach the final of the Grand Prix Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes in Lyon, France.

Fritz fired 15 aces and saved all nine break points he faced against fourth-seeded Paul. He also held a 32-26 advantage in winners, while both players committed 21 unforced errors.

Fritz will face sixth-seeded Lorenzo Musetti in the final after the Italian rallied to defeat top seed Flavio Cobolli 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 in the other semi-final.

Musetti saved four match points in the deciding set to overcome Cobolli. He committed just 22 unforced errors, compared with 36 by his opponent.

Musetti will be chasing his third ATP title. He leads his career head-to-head against Fritz 4-3 and has won four of their last five meetings. Fritz, meanwhile, is aiming for his 12th career ATP crown.

Struff Reaches European Open Final

Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff defeated top-seeded Frenchman Arthur Fils 6-4, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (5) to reach the final of the BNP Paribas Fortis European Open in Brussels.

Struff recorded 15 aces and edged a closely contested match in which Fils hit 17 aces and saved seven of the 10 break points he faced.

Struff won the final two points of the deciding-set tiebreak to seal victory. He finished with a narrow 43-42 advantage in winners and won 18 of 27 points at the net.

The German will next face Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, who rallied from a set down to beat Argentina’s third seed Francisco Cerundolo 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4).

Griekspoor recorded nine aces to Cerundolo’s three and committed 24 unforced errors, nine fewer than his opponent.

Griekspoor has won all three of his previous meetings with Struff. The Dutchman is seeking his fourth ATP title, while Struff is bidding for his second.

Medvedev Advances After Bublik Retires

Top-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev reached his second consecutive Almaty Open final after Kazakhstan’s third seed Alexander Bublik retired with a knee injury following the opening set, which Medvedev won 6-3.

Defending champion Medvedev recorded nine aces in the first set, compared with three by Bublik, who struggled with his movement on court.

After the match, Bublik said he had injured his knee during his quarter-final victory over Russian Karen Khachanov on Friday. He added that doctors had advised him not to play shortly before Saturday’s semi-final.

Medvedev will face Georgian qualifier Nikoloz Basilashvili in the final after Basilashvili defeated seventh-seeded Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3.

Basilashvili recorded 35 winners to Tsitsipas’s 19, while the Greek held an 11-7 advantage in aces.

Medvedev won their only previous meeting in the round of 32 at the 2022 Vienna tournament.

The Russian is targeting his 25th career ATP title, while Basilashvili is aiming for his sixth.