Thanks to his victory over Quentin Halys in three sets, Elliot Benchetrit qualified for the semi-finals of the 6th Challenger of Mouilleron-le-Captif (Vendée). A first for the 20-year-old French, who, lucky loser, will challenge this Saturday, November 10, 2018 the Swedish title holder Elias Ymer.
The Vendéspace enclosure in Mouilleron-le-Captif vibrated on Friday, as a Frenchman managed to slip into the last four of the Vendée International Tennis Open.
In this $ 100,000 Challenger, where the winner returns with 100 ATP points, the equivalent of a third round at Roland-Garros, Elliot Benchetrit won at the expense of his compatriot Quentin Halys: 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (8-6).
In the semifinals, the Frenchman will face the Swede Elias Ymer, who overcame another Frenchman, less happy: Constant Lestienne, who lost in three tight sets (5-7, 6-4, 7- 5).
The other semifinal will feature the Russian Alexey Vatutin (executioner Benoît Paire earlier in the tournament, then Maxime Janvier) and the German Yannick Maden, finalist unhappy of the 2017 edition.
The main results
Simple. Quarter-finals: Maden (Ger) - Moraing (Ger) 6-3, 6-3. Benchetrit (Fra) - Halys (Fra) 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (8-6). Vatutin (Rus) - January (Fra) 5-7, 6-4, 6-1. Ymer (Swe) - Lestienne (Fra) 5-7, 6-4, 7-5. Double. Semifinals: Gille-Vliegen (Bel) / Cerretani (USA) -Erlich (Isr) 6-4, 6-4.
The program, this Saturday
Single (1/2 finals), not before 1:30 pm: Maden (Ger) - Vatutin (Rus), then Ymer (Swe) - Benchetrit (Fra).