Adrian Mannarino, 78th player in the world, was defeated by Australian Alex de Minaur (30th) 4-6, 6-3, 6-0, Friday in the quarterfinals of the ATP 250 tournament in Atlanta, played on hard. Initially eliminated in the second round of qualifying, the French left-hander was drafted due to Nick Kyrgios’ withdrawal but let his 23-year-old opponent join Belarusian Ilya Ivashka in the semi-finals.
Mannarino (34) had dominated De Minaur on the grass of ‘S-Hertogenbosch last June but this defeat restores the advantage to the native of Sydney in the game of direct confrontations (2-1).
