Ahead of the singles quarter-finals, Nicolas Mahut and Fabrice Martin, seeded second in the doubles tournament, made a strong impression against Romain Arneodo and Sam Weissborn. They reached the final of the tournament after beating them 7-5, 7-5.
Shortly after, Hubert Hurkacz and Mikael Ymer played a superb match on the centre court of the Open 13 Provence!
The Pole's will to win proved him right, although his opponent pushed him to the limit until the last point. Hubi will be in the semi-finals for the first time this season after saving a match point and beating the Swede 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (6) in a crazy atmosphere!
Alexander Bublik went on to defeat Grigor Dimitrov 7-5, 3-6, 7-6(6) to book his place in the last four. The spectators at the Palais des Sports in Marseille were treated to a battle of great intensity. The players hit each other with powerful shots throughout their match and Alexander Bublik had the last word in a breathtaking tie-break. He will play for a place in the final against Hubert Hurkacz this Saturday.
