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Lehecka blocks Jarry’s passage in Brisbane

The Czech advances to the semifinals with his 80th victory on the tour

January 03, 2025

The beginning of the year is becoming a fundamental part of Jiri Lehecka’s calendar, and his campaign so far at the Brisbane International presented by Evie makes it clear.

A year after winning his first ATP Tour title in Adelaide, the Czech is experiencing another deep run at an ATP 250 in Australia. Now he is in the semifinals in Brisbane, where this Friday he defeated the Chilean Nicolás Jarry 6-4, 6-4 after one hour and 29 minutes of play.

Just twelve months ago, on his way to the title in Adelaide, he had defeated Jarry in the only ATP matchup they had recorded before this Friday. The story has been similar again: victory in straight sets (6-4, 7-5 at that time) and in the quarterfinals.

Once again he struggled to make his way to victory against Jarry, especially in the first heat. In fact, when he served to keep it, he faced 0/40. In total he saved four break points in that game, which he accompanied by breaking in the opening game of the second set.

That break and the break point saved in the next game propelled him further towards the eighth semi-final of his ATP Tour career.

Lehecka now has 80 career wins in ATP Tour main draws, 59 of them on hard courts, and three this week in Brisbane, where he started as No. 28 in the PIF ATP Rankings and where he now appears as No. 26 in the ranking. live.

Now he will seek his fourth tour final when he faces Grigor Dimitrov, champion of 2017 and 2023.

The Bulgarian has just left behind Australian Jordan Thompson, who had to retire due to injury when he lost 1-6, 1-2 in just 43 minutes of play. Dimitrov, who now has six advances to the semifinals in this event, will seek revenge against Lehecka who leads the Lexus ATP HeadToHead 2-1 between them.