Buse Battles Etcheverry, Bublik Takes On Molcan & More! | Kitzbuhel 2026 Highlights

oh no that's gifted that's really well played not an easy overhead in bright sunshine dealt with that and at the fifth attempt the double break is secure and echeverri tightening his grip on this opening set really impressive opening set of tennis from both players but echeverri takes it once again he's on the deck and he's okay it's great length there it is echeverri it's wide it's away and echeverri books his place in the semi-final and kicks ball for the second time gets the job done in two sets he was down and out in the second at two five down he looked for all the world as if we were heading for a decider but argentina finally has a victor on quarterfinals day he was there to pick it off anticipation spot on double faults in the game that's wide to the dismay of mulchan it's a brilliant point trying to get it over top couldn't quite do it mulchan hits straight back does bublek it's landed well in but today not really working for bublek that one however was phenomenal from bublek tricky for mulchan to handle in terms of the score straightforward for alexander bublek but there were a few bumps along the way end result though the defending champion is back into the semi-finals in kitzbueld beats the man who beat him earlier on the clay in munich arms aloft now from bublek and a big smile that's well played another emphatic service hole from navone that's well played lovely footwork just tippy tappy well played the loopy balls again from alice just trying to mix things up much better almost rubbing salt into the wounds to say marione this is how you do it goodness me what a response that is from alice that's beautifully done long levers alice had to stretch and feel for that volley but he made it decided to come in behind the serve and was picked there it is and he strikes at the first opportunity in this second set there it is finds the line a first semi-final of the season for contact and he's fully deserved was broken remember in the opening game in the match but from there on in turned it around goodness me well bias is quick but even he couldn't land the racket on that good adjustment that he made oh rightly timed there by huntman and on the third break point he finally does capitalize huntman set point and then the change up on the return he's been slamming the returns there the finesse got the point started but if that is the case may not be that much longer to go because he's now by set on a break he was toying with him he knew where to put it and then rubbing salt into the wounds it's happened he stopped coming in closing down the net so it's the perfect shot to play if he could he's probably playing kitzbühel every single week yannick hoffman four of his now 11 tour semi-finalists have come in kitzbühel and he's made some history as well oldest semi-finalist in tournament history in the open era and it was a dazzling performance