ATP Eastbourne: Alex de Minaur and Lorenzo Sonego confidently in the semifinals
Alex de Minuar and Lorenzo Sonego have confidently made it into the semifinals of the ATP 250 event in Eastbourne. This is completed by surprise man Max Purcell and Soon-woo Kwon .
by Michael Rothschädl
last edit: Jun 24, 2021, 08:05 pm
In addition to Mallorca, Eastbourne is also the venue for a final preparatory tournament for the Grand Slam at Wimbledon, which starts on Monday. Among others, Alex de Minaur and Lorenzo Sonego, who go into the ATP 250 event as number two and three. And now both have reached the semifinals. De Minaur won against the service giant Vasek Pospisil, Lorenzo Sonego bowled the trickster Alexander Bublik out of the tournament. Who tried it in this match with a veritable flood of underarm serves.
Much more surprising is the second semi-final at the grass tournament. That's where Max Purcell, a lucky loser in Eastbourne, and Soon-woo Kwon meet. The former created a novelty on the ATP tour with his duel with Andreas Seppi: For the first time, two lucky losers met in a quarter-finals. With the better end for the Australian, who prevailed 6: 4, 1: 6 and 6: 4.