We couldn’t stop Benjamin Bonzi: by beating Botic van de Zandschulp (world number 35) in the semifinals of the ATP 250 tournament in Pune on Friday, the Frenchman (60) reached his first final on the circuit, where he will face Tallon Griekspoor, he was also a novice at this level.
Bonzi, playing in his third career semi-final on the main circuit at the age of 26, defeated the formidable Dutchman in three sets 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (5/7), 6-1. Van de Zandschulp (35th in the ATP) had beaten him 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/1) in their only previous confrontation, in the quarter-finals of the Americas tournament in Winston-Salem last August. . Another Dutchman standing in the Frenchman’s path to the title: Tallon Griekspoor (world 95), like him 26, also reached the first final of his career by beating Russian Aslan Karatsev (world 59). ) 7-6 (7/4), 6-1.
Whatever the outcome of the final, Bonzi is already guaranteed a return to the Top 50 in the next ATP rankings on Monday. If he wins, he will become French N.1.
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