KYLE’S FINAL SHOWDOWN IN ANTWERP
Kyle Edmund will face Gael Monfils in the European Open final after the British No. 1 saw off Richard Gasquet in straight sets yesterday.
Edmund, the top seed at the tournament in Antwerp, defeated fourth-seeded Frenchman Gasquet 6-3 6-4 in an hour and 16 minutes.
Gasquet’s compatriot Monfils, the sixth seed, had earlier beaten Argentina’s second-seeded Diego Schwartzmann 6-3 6-4.
Edmund is looking to secure his first ATP title. The 23-year-old, who had been handed a walkover into the last four when his scheduled quarter-final opponent Ilya Ivashka was forced to withdraw with a thigh injury, broke Gasquet in the second game of the first set en route to going 3-0 up.
The second set then saw him break in the third as he wrapped up the win.
■ Adrian Mannarino beat world No.46 Andreas Seppi to set up a final in the Kremlin Cup in Moscow against Russian Karen Khachanov.
The Frenchman won in straight sets, 7-5 7-5 against Italian Seppi.
Khachanov came through in three sets, 6-1 6-7 (5/7) 6-3 against Daniil Medvedev.
■ Top seed John Isner was knocked out of the semifinals of the Stockholm Open by Ernests Gulbis, who won 1-6 6-3 6-3. The Latvian will face Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas, who beat Italy’s Fabio Fognini 6-3 6-2.