A week after playing his first semi-final on the circuit, Arthur Cazaux (22) qualified Friday in Kitzbühel (Austria) for his first final in an ATP tournament this time. The Montpellier, which could find Bublik on Saturday, imposed itself in two sets (7-5, 6-2) against Arthur Rinderknech in a half-Franco-French.
Unlike many of his colleagues, Arthur Cazaux (22) had decided to resume a little rab on clay after the end of the grass season before flying to the United States and the traditional American tour of the summer punctuated by the US Open, fourth and last Grand Slam tournament of the season.
The young Montpellier can congratulate himself on his choice. A week after playing in Gstaad (Switzerland) his very first semi-final on the circuit, certainly with a defeat against Alexander Bublik, future winner of the tournament on arrival, here is indeed the protégé of Sam Sumyk, present by his side this week again, in the final of the Kitzbühel tournament, in Austria. A great first there too for Cazaux, who had let the opportunity spend the opportunity a week earlier on Swiss clay to rise to the final of an ATP tournament for the first time in his young career.
The eighth finalist of the Australian Open 2024 did not let the other opportunity that presented himself, this time in Austria this Friday.
Reunion with BUBLIK for CAZAUX?
And after having dominated nozzle, Comesana then Struff to climb into the last square, it is this time one of his compatriots, in this case Arthur Rinderknech (65th) that the world world has dismissed from its route to offer itself the right to dream of a first title on the circuit. The first confrontation between the two tricolors turned clearly to the advantage of Héraultais, winner in two sets (7-5, 6-3) of the Varois.
A station wagon in each of the two rounds of this part was enough for Cazaux, who had taken off in the second set by succeeding from the start to take the service of Rinderknech to lead 3-0. The latter stopped the hemorrhage but without succeeding in overthrowing his young compatriot, who could find on Saturday in the Bublik final if the latter continues his impressive series at the expense of the Dutch Botic Van de Zandschulp.
