Adrian Mannarino reached the semifinals of the tournament in Dallas, the French athlete was quite lucky during the “ATP 250” competition.

Adrian Mannarino in the ATP Dallas semifinals after 52 minutes of play

The 4th seed in Texas Mannarino (17 ATP) received a free first round (bye). The adventure of the Frenchman was supposed to start in the 1/8 finals, but Yoshihito Nishioka (83 ATP) was injured and withdrew before the match.

The only match in which Adrian took the court was in the quarters, but the Australian James Duckworth (106 ATP) left with a score of 6-2, 3-1 in favor of the Frenchman after only 52 minutes of play.

The same week at the Abu Dhabi Women’s Draw (WTA 500), Beatrice Haddad Maia took 7 hours 21 minutes to reach the semi-finals.

Know:

• Mannarino can also consider himself lucky in his next opponent, after Marcos Giron (67 ATP) defeated Francis Tiafoe (14 ATP, the main favorite of the tournament in Dallas).

• In the other semi-final in Dallas, Americans Tommy Paul (15 ATP, favorite 2) and Ben Shelton (16 ATP / 3) will meet.

The Dallas Open takes place from February 5 to 11 and is an “ATP 250” tournament. The game is played on a hard surface and the total prize pool is $756,020. The singles champion is Yibin Wu, and the doubles winners are Jamie Murray and Michael Venus.