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Fritz reaches its third CF of the year in Geneva

The main favorite waits for Hurkacz or Rinderknech in the quarterfinals

May 21, 2025

Taylor Fritz will play about a quarterfinals on beaten land for the third time this season.

The main favorite at the Gonet Geneva Open opened his way on the Swiss clay with victory against French Quentin Halys 6-4, 7-6 (5), heading to rooms in Geneva in an hour and 35 minutes, as previously made this course in Delray Beach and Miami.

No. 4 of the PIF ATP Rankings ended a streak of two consecutive losses on brick dust. Although in the ATP Masters 1000 in Madrid he gave in fourth round before the future Casper Ruud champion, in Rome he was not able to pass beyond his premiere before his compatriot Marcos Giron.

But the American found in Geneva its most competitive version, thanks to eight direct serves and 79% of points won with the first service, according to Inpos ATP statistics.

In the quarterfinals, the first to dispute on the surface since he achieved it last year in Rome, awaits the winner of the meeting he quotes in the third turn of the central track to favorite No. 6 Hubert Hurkacz and the Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech.

In addition, Karen Khachanov also reserved a place in the quarterfinals this Wednesday without the need to jump on the track, due to the withdrawal of Kei Nishikori for a back pain.

The game should take up, after yesterday was suspended by the rain with 7-5, 2-5 on the scoreboard, but the casualty of the Japanese allows No. 24 of the PIF ATP Rankings to advance round. It is the second time that Khachanov arrives at the quarterfinals this season (also in Barcelona, ​​where he signed the semifinals).

His rival will be the Austrian from the previous phase Sebastian Ofner, who could with the Portuguese Nuno Borges in two ties 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4) in one hour and 53 minutes.

Did you know what …?
Taylor Fritz is the second American to be head of series No. 1 in a tournament on beaten land in the last ten years, after his compatriot Sam Querrey was the only one so far also in Geneva in 2018.