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(nda) Laaksonen turns out to be a real man standing in the Swedish seaside resort. He had lost in the last qualifying round and slipped into the tournament squad only thanks to a short-term cancellation as a lucky loser. And against the Bolelli qualifier, the 148 number of the world was still very close to elimination.
In the third set Bolelli led with 3 breaks 3: 0 and then 4: 2. Laaksonen however found a second air and won the last four games of the series. After 1:53, the Italian lost a foul in the second match of the victory of the Swiss-Finnish double-citizen
. In the semifinal, his second on the ATP Tour, Laaksonen will face Saturday's Frenchman number 4, Richard Gasquet. It is also clear that it was last fall in Shenzhen, China, but lost against the Belgian David Goffin in just three sets.
Bastad has been a good place for Laaksonen in the past. He reached the quarterfinals for the first time last year at the ATP level and was eliminated after two missed balls against David Ferrer. Not only will he be able to defend these points, but he will also have about fifteen places in the world rankings.
These points are on the rise after Laaksonen had little success this year. Only at the Challenger level, he reached the quarterfinals twice, on the ATP Tour resulted in only one match success (in Houston). The place was therefore lost in the top 100, which he occupied twelve months ago. Already in the round of 16, the Swiss Davis Cup player celebrated his biggest success this year against the Italian Matteo Berrettini, number 75 world.
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