Tennis Tracker: Sabalenka storms to Stuttgart final, Alcaraz advances in Barcelona
19:00 CET - Dusan Lajovic (32), who knocked out Novak Djokovic (35) yesterday, has reached the final in Banja Luka with a three-set win over Miomir Kecmanovic (23) 4-6, 7-6, 6-4. He will face Andrey Rublev (25) in tomorrow's final.
18:20 CET - One more semi-final result to bring you today, but before that make sure to check out our WTA and ATP Flashmoments of the day.
18:04 CET - No shocks for Carlos Alcaraz (19), with the world number two dispatching Dan Evans (32) to reach the Barcelona final in straight sets. The Spaniard won 6-2, 6-2 and will now face Stefanos Tsitsipas (24) in Sunday's showpiece event.
17:10 CET - World number 29 Botic van de Zandschulp (27) has pulled off something of a shock to reach his second consecutive Munich Open final, beating second seed Taylor Fritz (25) 6-4, 7-6.
As he did last year, The Dutchman will face Holger Rune (19) in the final and will be hoping he isn't forced to retire through injury this time around as he was then.
16:29 CET - Heartbreak in Stuttgart for Ons Jabeur (28), who has had to retire hurt after just three games of her semi-final against Iga Swiatek (21). The Polish world number one will now face Aryna Sabalenbka (24) in tomorrow's final.
16:10 CET - The Barcelona semi-final between Stefanos Tsitsipas (24) and Lorenzo Musetti (21) always looked likely to be a tight one and that proved to be the case, with the former winning in three long sets.
He prevailed 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 in a match that lasted for two and a half hours.
15:41 CET - Monte Carlo champion Andrey Rublev (25) is on track to win his second tournament in a row having beaten Alex Molcan (25) 6-2, 6-4 at the Banja Luka Open.
He'll be the favourite in the final with Dusan Lajovic (32) and Miomir Kecmanovic (23) fighting for the right to face him.
15:07 CET - Elsewhere in Germany, second seed Aryna Sabalenka (24) has beaten Anastasia Potapova (22) in her Stuttgart semi-final, storming to a 6-1, 6-2 victory.
15:00 CET - Holger Rune (19) reached the final in Monte Carlo last week and has done so again in Munich, beating Chris O'Connell (28) 6-3, 6-2.
7:38 CET - Novak Djokovic (35) was far from his best in his quarter-final defeat to Dusan Lajovic (32) at the Srpska Open, but the Serb said he is still hopeful of finding his groove on clay before next month's French Open.
Djokovic had dropped just four games across his previous two meetings with compatriot Lajovic, but the world number one squandered several chances to get past his opponent on Friday, converting just one of 16 breakpoints as he fell to a 6-4 7-6(6) defeat.
The loss is Djokovic's second early exit from a tournament in as many weeks, following his third-round defeat to Lorenzo Musetti at the Monte Carlo Masters last week.
"Lajovic played well. On the other hand, I played much worse than I wanted to," Djokovic told reporters after the defeat in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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7:15 CET - World number two Carlos Alcaraz is facing Daniel Evans in the Barcelona Open semi-final, the prevailing player will challenge the winner between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Lorenzo Musetti for the finale.
Following the surprising exit of world number one Novak Djokovic at the hands of Dusan Lajovic yesterday, Andrey Rublev seems to be the favorite to lift the Banja Luka Open trophy. The Russian takes to the court in front of Alex Molcan, the victorious one will clash with the winner from the Lajovic and Miomir Kecmanovic clash.
Going to Germany, specifically Munich, Holger Rune is eyeing a place in the final as he plays against Australian Christopher O'Connell, facing either Taylor Fritz or Botic van de Zandeschulp.
Remaining in the same country, but in the women's tour in Stuttgart, an exciting final four consists of Aryna Sabalenka vs Anastasia Potapova and Ons Jabeur vs world number one and defending champion Iga Swiatek.
