The Canadian Denis Shapovalovwho will return to the final after two years, and the Serbian Hamad Medjedovicwho are chasing a title for the first time, will compete for the tournament trophy Belgrade where they separated the Czech Jiri Lehecka, fourth favorite, and the local Laslo Djere.
Denis Shapovalovwho in 2020 became the tenth player in the world and is now in 78th place, finished as the last seed in the tournament, Leheckafourth favorite, by 6-2 and 6-1.
The Canadian will play in the seventh final of his career. With one title in his history, that of Stockholm in 2019, when he reached the final of the Paris Masters 1000, his most remarkable record, he is again competing for a title two years ago, when he almost won the title in Vienna and Seoul.
Shapovalov will face Saturday Hamad Medjoedovicwhich surpassed the Serbian one Laslo Djere through 6-2, 3-6 and 7-6(2)in two and a half hours, in the fourth meeting between the two. Djere has won two, including one in Stockholm this year, and only Medjedovic has won one in Astana, in 2023, until this event in Belgrade.
Medjedovic, who will be playing in an ATP final for the first time, has never been ranked among the top ten in the world.
Source: La Verdad
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