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Patna : Top seed Alexander Zverev, 24, Germany, reached the semi-final of Open Sud de France, an ATP 250 point tennis tournament at Montpellier, France, defeating World No 58  Adrian Mannarino, 33, France, in straight sets in quarter-final on February 5, 2022.

World No 4 Zverev hammered World No 58 Adrian Mannarino 6-1, 6-0 in just minutes in quarter-final winning 6 break points and 8 games in a row during the match. Zverev won 25 receiving points to 11 by the Frenchman.  The German, in all, won 53 points in the match to just 22 points by Mannarino. Zverev also fired 8 Aces during the match to none by Mannarino.

World No 83 Mikael Ymer, 23, beat World No 75 Richard Gasquet, 35, France, in three-sets in another quarter-final to enter the semi-finals of the tournament. Mikael beat Gasquet 7-6, 6-7, 6-1 in QF. Mikael won 7 break points during the match to 3 by Gasquet. He won 46 receiving points during the match to39 by the Frenchman. The Swede, in all, won 112 points in the match to 98 by Gasquet. Mikael will face Zverev in semi-final on February 5, 2022, at 9 pm.

World No 35 & 6th seed Alexander Bublik, 24, Kazakhstan, shocked 2nd seed Roberto Bautista Agut, 33, Spain, in three-sets 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 in 2hr 3 minutes in quarter-final is a close contest on February 4, 2022, to advance to semi-finals. He will face 5th seed & World No 36 Filip Jrajinovic, 29, Serbia, in semi-final on February 5, 2022, at 7.30 pm.

Krajinovic defeated World No 152 Damir Dzumhur, 29, Bosnia & Herzegona, in straight sets 7-5, 6-2 in QF on February 4, 2022.