The canadian Denis Shapovalov and the russian Andrey Rublev, second and third favorites, they got this Friday in the semifinals of the ATP 500 of St. Petersburg. Shapovalov, who has not yet given up a single set in the entire tournament, got rid of the Swiss Stan Wawrinka (6-4 and 7-5), fifth seeded, in a match more even than indicated on the scoreboard.
Rublev had it much easier, who finished in a seen and not seen with the resistance of English Cameron Norrie (6-2 and 6-1). The one who failed was his compatriot Karen Khachanov, fourth seed, who was surpassed by the Canadian Milos raonic (6-1 and 7-6).
The fourth semifinalist will be the Croatian Boran Coric, who had to do with the American, Reilly Opelka executioner of number one, Daniil Medvedev. Opelka managed 16 aces, but the Croatian was much more confident in the rest of the game.
The St. Petersburg Open, which has been held since 1995, this year rose to the ATP 500 category and distributes more than 1.2 million dollars in prizes. It is celebrated with the public, although due to the restrictions imposed to contain the coronavirus epidemic, it must not exceed 50 percent of the capacity of the Sibur-Arena complex, with capacity for more than 7,000 spectators.