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American Maxim Cressy and 2019 champion Taylor Fritz will be competing in the final of Rothesay International in Eastbourne, England on Saturday.
Two men separated in the semi-finals on Friday. Cressy lasted 7-6 (5), 6-7 (2), 6-3 longer than Jack Draper in England in 2 hours and 41 minutes. Cressy fired 21 ace, saving all six break points he faced, recording the only service break in the match and taking the 4-2 lead in the third set.
The third seeded Fritz beat Australia's sixth-placed Alex de Minaur 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-3. Fritz hit 13 aces and saved all 6 breakpoints he faced.
25-year-old Cressy wants his first ATP tour title. This will be his first meeting on the main tour with 24-year-old Fritz looking for his third title.
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Greece's second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and Spain's fifth Roberto Bautista Agut advanced to the final on Saturday, winning consecutive victories.
Tsitsipas defeated unseeded French Benjamin Bonzi in the 6-4, 6-4 semifinals, preserving all three breakpoints and the first serve (37 of 28). ) Earned 75.7% of the points.
Bautista Agut defeated Switzerland's Antoine Verrier three times in the second set, winning 7-6 (5) and 6-2. The 303rd place in the world, Verrier, was the last semi-finalist on the tour this season.
This is the first glass court final for 23-year-old Tsitsipas, who is aiming for his ninth career title. He won both previous matches against the 34-year-old Bautista Agut.
– Field-level media
