A pity. Yannick Hanfmann's great run, to which local hero Tommy Paul also fell victim, for example, came to an end in the semifinals of the ATP Tour 250 tournament in Houston. Because Hanfmann had to admit defeat to the Argentinian Tomas Etcheverry 3:6 and 4:6. In a few hours he will face Frances Tiafoe in the next double shift. The number one in Houston won 6: 4 and 6: 1 against Gijs Brouwers.

For Yannick Hanfmann, however, the trip to Houston was worth it one way or another. Eventually he had to go through qualifying. The semi-final entry also brought Hanfmann an improvement in his world ranking position: In the live ranking he is in position 110.

Here is the individual tableau in Houston