Pavel Kotov booked himself the last Semi-final spot at the Sofia Open 2023. The 24-year-old tennis player defeated eight-seeded Marton Fucsovics (Hungary) 6:3, 7:6 ( 3), stopping the Hungarian from repeating his best result in Sofia – the final in 2019.
The match at the Arena Sofia lasted nearly two hours.
Tomorrow, Kotov will face the second seed – Adrian Mannarino, in his third ATP semi-final of the season. He has reached this stage in Marrakesh (lost to Müller) and Stockholm (lost in the final to Monfils).
A break by Kotov in the fourth game was enough for Kotov to win the first set. In the second, the Hungarian led 4:1, but Kotov managed to tie the game at 4:4 and won in the tie-break 7:3.
The semi-finals are scheduled for tomorrow.
ORDER OF PLAY – FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2023
CENTER COURT start 12:00
A. Behar (URU) / A. Pavlasek (CZE) vs [3] J. Cash (GBR) / N. Mektic (CRO)
G. Escobar (ECU) / A. Nedovyesov (KAZ) vs M. Purcell (AUS) / J. Smith (AUS) or A. Golubev (KAZ) / D. Molchanov (UKR)
Not Before 16:00
J. Draper (GBR) vs [3] J. Struff (GER)
Not Before 18:00
P. Kotov vs [7] S. Ofner (AUT) or [2] A. Mannarino (FRA)
The tournament is held with the support of Inbet, Nova Broadcasting Group, А1, Diema Extra, Electrohold, Sofiamed, First Investment Bank, Europa Bullion, the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Tourism.
