Krawietz and Napolitano are the first Val Gardena semi-finalists

After Krawietz won the first set in just 19 minutes, the world number 349 fell behind 0-3 in the second set. But then the German won five games in a row and missed three match points at 5:3 with Kavcic serving. He took advantage of his fifth opportunity with his own service to win 6-0, 6-4. In the semi-finals tomorrow, Krawietz will face either Stefano Napolitano from Italy or the number four seeded Bosnian Murza Basic. Krawietz is in the semifinals of a Challenger for the second time in a row. He had already reached the semi-finals last week in Eckental. “I'm in shape, playing well and have a lot of self-confidence,” says the outsider happily.

Napolitano is the first Italian in the semi-finals

The young Stefano Napolitano (21 years old) is the first of three “Azzurri” who made it into the semi-finals today. Napolitano defeated Mirza Basic from Bosnia, number four in the tournament, 6:4, 6:4. One break per set to make it 5:4 in the first set and 3:2 in the second set was enough for Napolitano to succeed. “That was an important game for me. With today's success, I'll make it into the top 200 in the world rankings. But tomorrow another difficult match awaits me,” said Napolitano. He will face the German Kevin Krawietz, against whom he has never played before, in the first semi-final on Saturday at 14 p.m. Basic was eliminated in the quarterfinals in St. Ulrich for the third year in a row.

The last two quarter-finals will be played from 17 p.m. First, number three seed Alessandro Giannessi meets Salvatore Caruso. Giannessi has won the only two games so far and is still the favorite today. The second duel between Lorenzo Sonego and number seven Federico Gaio seems to be completely open. Prader conqueror Gaio won the only direct duel on clay in Fano two years ago with 7:6 in the third set.

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Krawietz and Napolitano are the first Val Gardena semi-finalists

The German Kevin Krawietz is the first semi-finalist at the Sparkasse ATP Challenger Val Gardena South Tyrol. The 24-year-old from Coburg won his quarter-final against Blaz Kavcic from Slovenia 6:0, 6:4 this afternoon. In just 64 minutes.

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