Quarter-Finalists Decided at Calgary National Bank Challenger
Schnur bows out as last eight advance.
Toronto, February 27th, 2020 — The
quarter-finalists of the Calgary National Bank Challenger have been
decided after a thrilling round of matches on Thursday. The tournament,
which offers $81,240 in total prize money, is being
played on the hard courts of the OSTEN & VICTOR Alberta Tennis
Centre in Calgary.
Fifth-seeded Brayden Schnur (Pickering, ON), the lone Canadian remaining
in the singles draw heading into the round of 16, was beaten 7-6(5),
6-3 by Tobias Kamke of Germany. Kamke had defeated Schnur’s compatriot
Filip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC) in the previous
round. Great Britain’s Liam Broady (No. 7) is the highest seeded player
remaining in the tournament. He beat Nick Chappell of the United States
4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to reach Friday’s quarter-finals.
Joining him is Geoffrey Blancaneaux (No. 14) of France who pulled off
the biggest upset of the day by overcoming third seed Ivo Karlovic of
Croatia 7-6(7), 6-4. Other results of note included eighth-seeded Arthur
Rinderknech’s 6-7(7), 6-3, 7-6(3) victory over
ninth-seeded Julian Lenz of Germany and 15th seed Goncalo Oliveira’s 6-7(6), 6-3, 6-4 triumph over Alex Rybakov of the United States.
Kacper Zuk of Poland, who knocked out top seed Vasek Pospisil in the
previous round, continued his impressive run with a 7-6(6), 6-4 win over
JC Aragone of the United States. Aziz Dougaz of Tunisia retired from
his match ensuring Maxime Cressy will advance,
while Yusuke Takahashi of Japan beat Germany’s Tobias Simon 6-4,
7-6(4).
In doubles, French pairing Manuel Guinard and Rinderknech defeated Ryan
Peniston of Great Britain and Felix Corwin of the United States to book
their place in the semi-finals. Meanwhile, Americans Chris Harrison and
Dennis Novikov lost to their countrymen Natan
Pasha and Max Schnur in their quarter-final.
Canada’s Peliwo and partner Harry Bourchier of Australia will take on
second seeds Karol Drzewiecki of Poland and Oliveira tomorrow in their
quarter-final.
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