The first semifinal of the Challenger 175 tournament in Aix-en-Provence was abruptly interrupted during the first set by a pitch invasion. On the score of 4-4, Tommy Paul e David Goffin they were forced to interrupt their match, which had been very balanced up to that moment, and experienced moments of fear.
A man invaded the pitch and quickly reached for the net in protest. After some screams that were difficult to interpret, the international directors framed the perpetrator of the gesture.
Fear at Challenger 175 Aix-en-Provence: a man invades the field
Security officers immediately did their job trying to take the man away, who repeatedly pointed to the stands quoting the tournament director and former tennis player Arnaud Clement.
“I want to see Arnaud Clement now! I don’t give a f***. I want to see Mr. Arnaud Clement right away! “ . The reasons that prompted the man to elaborate this strange request are still not clear. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeIaLlbcmPM Fortunately, everything ended without serious consequences, but only thanks to the timely intervention of the security forces were the two tennis players able to resume playing.
Paul, current number 17 in the ATP rankings, dominated the match from the first point played after the interruption. The American in fact imposed himself with a resounding 6-4, 6-2 against Goffin. Paul will find on the other side of the net in the final Andy Murray.
The Scotsman decided not to stay still one week after his premature elimination at the Masters 1000 in Madrid; a choice that could reward him and give him a lot of confidence. Murray’s goal is to reach Paris in the best possible conditions to play the Roland Garros.
The former world number one managed to win a hard-fought first set against the lucky loser with a score of 7-5 Harold Mayot. In the second half of the game, however, there was no game and Murray left only one game to the Frenchman born in 2002.
The final between Paul and Murray will be played on Sunday 6 May and will be broadcast live on the ATP official website in the “Challenger TV” section.
