Patrick Prader is surprisingly in the semi-finals in Rungg (all photos: Christian Pfeifer) There the Barbian meets Nikoloz Basilashvili Matteo Trevisan plays in the first semi-final ... ... against the Belgian Niels Desein

Sparkasse Trophy: Patrick Prader creates the sensation

Patrick Prader created a sensation in the evening game of the Sparkassen Trophy in Rungg: The 27-year-old from Barbian threw top favorite Simone Vagnozzi out of the tournament in a three-hour thriller in front of several hundred spectators and is the first South Tyrolean since Thomas Holzer in 2004 to be in the top four of the tournament Rungger tournament. There he will meet fourth-seeded Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili (ATP 15) in the second semi-final at 297 p.m. on Friday. The first semi-final at 13 p.m. will be played by the Belgian Niels Desein (ATP 219) and the “Azzurro” Matteo Trevisan (ATP 439): Both have not lost a set in three matches and have only lost twelve games.

August 16, 2013

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