The Swiss will face Benoit Paire – with whom he claimed the doubles title at this event in 2013 – in the semi-finals after the Frenchman eliminated Thomas Fabbiano.
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Only promising youngster Borna Coric stands in the way of Aljaz Bedene reaching his second successive ATP Chennai Open final after coming from a set down to beat hometown favourite Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 in the last eight this afternoon (Friday).
Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka plays a shot against France’s Benoit Paire during the first semi final mach of Chennai Open tennis tournament in Chennai, India, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016. It’s never easy to play a good friend.
Wawrinka was broken only once by the world number 27 and saw out a relatively comfortable 6-4 6-4 victory in 77 minutes, extending a winning streak at the ATP 250 competition, which began in 2014, to 10 matches. I’m feeling great. But you know, the season is really on…
There was not much to choose between Coric and Bedene as they traded a break each in the first two sets. After the two shaed two breaks each, first Coric andthen Bedene, the Croat broke Bedene one more time and was up 5-3. he served out the match to become the second teeenager to figure in a Tour finalagainst top seed Stanislas wawrinka on the centre court tomorrow.
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“I was struggling in the second set and did not have much energy left”, Coric said.
