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Patna : World No 46 Albert Ramos-Vinolas, 31, Spain, upset World N0 12 and 3rd seed Gael Monfils, 33, France, to enter the semi-finals of Zhuhai Open, an ATP 250 points tournament played on hard courts, at Zhuhai, Guangdong Provine, China, on September 27, 2019. World No 31 Alex de Minaur, 20, Australia, the 7th seed, upset World N0 14 Borna Coric, 22, Croatia, to advance to the SFs of the event.
Vinolas beat Monfils 7-5, 6-4 in the QFs in 1 hr 40 minutes. Monfil though served 5 Aces in the match to none by Vinolas. The Spaniard won 5 break points in the match to 3 by Monfils. Vinolas won 4 games in a row in the match to 3 by World No 12.
Minaur beat Coric in three-sets 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in the QFs. The Australian won 5 break points in the match to 3 by the Croatian. Minaur won 5 games in a row in the match to 4 by Coric. The Australian fired 6 Aces in the match to 5 by Coric. The Croatian though won 52 service points to 47 by Minaur.
World No 10 an 2nd seed Roberto Bautista Agut, 31, Spain, beat World No 74 Andreas Seppi,35, Italy, 6-2, 6-2 in the QFs in 79 minutes winning 4 break points in the match. Agut fired 6 Aces in the match to 4 by Seppi. The Spaniard also won 5 games in a row in the match. He won 37 service points to 23 by Seppi. Agut will face Minaur in the Sfs on September 28, 2019.
World No 61 Adrian Mannarino, France, beat World No 93 Damir Dzumhur, Bosnia & Harzegovina, 6-1, 6-4 to enter the SFs of the event. Mannarino won 4 braek points in the match to 1 by Dzumhur. He also won 5 games in a row in the match t0 by Dzumhur. Mannarino will face Vinolas in the SFs on September 28.