BORDEAUX/STARNBERG, May 19, 2023
Tomas Martin Etcheverry headlined semi-finals Friday at the 14th edition of the BNP Paribas Primrose by knocking out Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany, runner-up at the recent ATP Masters 1000 in Madrid and top seed of the ATP Challenger Tour 175 tournament in Bordeaux, 6-4, 6-2. The World No. 61 from Argentina withstood nine aces and broke Struff’s serve three times to prevail in one hour and 14 minutes.
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✅ Bordeaux@tometcheverry surprises top seed Struff 6-4, 6-2 to advance to a third final on the year.#ATPChallenger | @BNPPprimrose pic.twitter.com/UWzaRPvaEu— ATP Challenger Tour (@ATPChallenger) May 19, 2023
In other action, Ugo Humbert emerged victorious from the all-French affair with No. 3 seed Richard Gasquet, winning 6-0, 6-2. The fifth favourite from Metz capitalized on six of his 15 break-point chances to advance in one hour and 16 minutes.
Back-to-back 175 finals!@HumbertUgo knocks out fellow Frenchman Gasquet 6-0, 6-2 to reach the Saturday title match.#ATPChallenger pic.twitter.com/jhkfAMWWBp
— ATP Challenger Tour (@ATPChallenger) May 19, 2023
Humbert is seeking his ninth ATP Challenger career crown, his second of the season following his triumph at the Sardegna Open in Cagliari, Italy earlier this month and would return to the Top 40 in the ATP Live Rankings for the first time since 31 January, 2022.
Etcheverry, seeded seventh in Bordeaux, could lift his fourth Challenger trophy. Humbert won the only previous meeting between the two in the first round at Wimbledon last year.
