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\n Hurkacz halts Berrettini, reaches Cagliari Challenger SFs<\/p>\n
Tabilo, Quinn advance in Aix-en-Provence<\/p>\n
May 01, 2026<\/p>\n
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Hubert Hurkacz in action Friday at the Sardegna Open.
\n By ATP Staff<\/p>\n
Hubert Hurkacz<\/a> defeated Matteo Berrettini<\/a> in a clash between former Top 10 players Friday at the Sardegna Open<\/a>, an ATP Challenger 175 event in Cagliari.<\/p>\n The sixth seed Hurkacz rallied past the home favourite 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals of the clay-court tournament. Seeking to find his best form again after undergoing arthroscopic right knee surgery last July, the Pole arrived in Cagliari with an 8-10 season record across all levels. The 29-year-old’s match against Berrettini marked a rematch of their 2021 Wimbledon<\/a> semi-final meeting.<\/p>\n One W from the final \ud83d\udc40#ATPChallenger<\/a> | \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Cagliari pic.twitter.com\/gHPv8Mk8wd<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ATP Challenger (@ATPChallenger) May 1, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Hurkacz will next face fourth seed Roman Andres<\/a> Burruchaga, who saved match points for the second consecutive match. All four quarter-final matches in Cagliari went three sets, including Burruchaga’s escape from American Marcos Giron<\/a>\u00a06-3, 2-6, 7-6(1).<\/p>\n The bottom half of the draw will feature an all-Italian semi-final. Matteo Arnaldi<\/a> overcame third seed Nuno Borges<\/a> 6-3, 6-7(2), 7-6(3) while\u00a0Gianluca Cadenasso<\/a> defeated Jesper de Jong<\/a> 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 to advance to the last four.<\/p>\n Three of the top four seeds remain in Aix-en-Provence Third seed Zizou Bergs<\/a> fought off Australian Rinky Hijikata<\/a> 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 and Pol Martin Tiffon<\/a> continued his breakthrough tournament, ousting Kimmer Coppejans<\/a> 7-6(7), 6-4 to reach the semis. Martin Tiffon upset former No. 3 Grigor Dimitrov<\/a> in the opening round before ousting top seed Alex Michelsen<\/a>.<\/p>\n Your Aix-en-Provence semifinalists \ud83d\udc4f#ATPChallenger<\/a> | @OpenduPaysdAix<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/IulkI86Y8t<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ATP Challenger (@ATPChallenger) May 1, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n
Chilean Alejandro Tabilo<\/a> continued his quest for a second trophy in Aix-en-Provence, where he won the title in 2024. The second seed raced past Peru’s Ignacio Buse<\/a> 6-4, 6-0 to set a semi-final meeting against American Ethan Quinn<\/a>. The winner of last month’s Phoenix Challenger, Quinn survived Wu Yibing 6-4, 5-7, 6-4.<\/p>\n