ATP Lyon: Molčan’s great ride continues, he advanced to the semifinals – ŠPORT.SK

yesterday 13:04 | Slovak tennis player Alex Molčan has already made it to the semifinals of the singles at the ATP clay tournament in Lyon. In the quarterfinals, he defeated the Argentine Federico Coria 6: 3 and 6: 2. UPDATED 21:20 ABOUT NEW RESULTS In the duel for advancing to the third final on the ATP circuit, he will play on Friday against the fourth seeded Australian Alex de Minaur. He won over the Japanese Josuk Watanuki in the first set 6: 4, his opponent subsequently shortened the match. Molčan, against Cori, confirmed that he had a promising form in front of the Grand Slam Roland Garros. In the first set, he won four games in a row from 1: 2. The best Slovak singer managed to push the South American in long exchanges, he made a minimum of unforeseen mistakes. At the beginning of the second act, the trustees of coaches Marián Vajda and Karol Beck took the lead 2: 0. The match was subsequently interrupted by rain. A short break did not upset Molčan, Coriu broke again at 4: 2 and the duel was already successful. “I knew it would be a tough match. Federico defeated me twice last year. I’m glad I was successful now. The important thing was that I forced my game on my opponent. I was relaxed and maximally concentrated. Although there were times when I was angry with myself, I quickly threw it behind my head and focused on another fiftine. Thanks to the audience for their support. On Friday, I will try to follow up on this performance and advance to the finals, “said Molčan in the first interview directly on the court. Singles – quarterfinal: Alex MOLČAN (SR) – Federico Coria (ARG) 6: 3, 6: 2 Alex de Minaur (Austr.-4) – Josuke Watanuki (JPN) 6: 4 – retired Holger Rune (DEN) – Manuel Guinard (Fr.) 3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4 Cameron Norrie (Great-1) – Sebastian Baez (ARG-7) 6: 4, 4: 6, 7: 5 and Forest Gump? Roger Federer knows this even with a small rocket: