FILE PHOTO – Tennis – Wimbledon – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain – July 2, 2019 France’s Adrian Mannarino in action during his first round match against Croatia’s Marin Cilic REUTERS/Hannah McKay
September 28, 2019
Unseeded Frenchman Adrian Mannarino outlasted No. 8 seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 on Saturday to reach the final of the Zhuhai Championships in China.
Australian No. 7 seed Alex de Minaur blitzed No. 2 seed Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain 6-2, 6-2 in the other semifinal.
De Minaur is looking for his third title in as many finals this season. He’s never faced Mannarino.
Chengdu Open
Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan beat unseeded South African Lloyd Harris 7-6 (6), 6-4 to reach his second final of the season in Chengdu, China.
Bublik, who finished runner-up at Newport, is still seeking his maiden ATP title.
He’ll meet Pablo Carreno Busta in the title match after the Spaniard knocked off No. 8 seed Denis Shapovalov of Canada 6-3, 6-4 in the other semifinal.
Carreno Busta won the only previous matchup between the two.
–Field Level Media
