Two Kazakh tennis players propel into ATP 250 semifinal in Morocco

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - Two Kazakhstani tennis players Aleksandr Nedovyesov and Andrey Golubev have strolled into the semifinals of the ATP 250 Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech, Morocco, Kazinform has learnt from Sports.kz.

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Top-seed duo of Kazakhstani Andrey Golubev and French Fabrice Martin defeated local wildcard tandem Elliot Benchetrit and Lamine Ouahab in straight sets 6-3, 7-6 in the quarterfinals.

Golubev and Martin will face Italian Andrea Vavassori and Polish Jan Zielinski in the semis.

As for Nedovyesov, he and his doubles partner Pakistani Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi eliminated the 2nd-seeded Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen 6-3, 6-4 in the opening match and then stunned Italians Marco Cecchinato and Lorenzo Musetti 7-5, 6-3 in the quarterfinals.

The Kazakhstani-Pakistani duo are to clash with Brazilian Rafael Matos and David Vega Hernandez in their respective semifinal match.