The Croatian Coric terminal eliminated the first favorite, the Dane Holger Runewho left the match with an injury to his right arm when his rival won 6-3 and 4-1, and will play in the final of the Montpellier tournament with the Kazakh Alexander Bublikwho beat the Canadian Felix Auger Aliassime.
Rune, who was in physical discomfort, lasted only an hour on court. The victory is more on the way for the Croatian, who will compete in the ninth final of his career, the first this season, to achieve the fourth victory in his history. The latter is the Cincinnati Masters 1,000 in 2022.
Balkan will face Bublik, who defeated Canadian Felix Auger Alissime 4-6, 6-4 and 6-4, and will return to the final in Montpellier which he already won in 2022, in what will be the first title of his career. Later, in 2023 he won Antwerp and Halleand raised its awards to three.
At the French tournament he aims for the fourth trophy of his career, the first in 2024, in the tenth final he has played.
Source: La Verdad
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