Luxembourg alight with semis

Semi finals and quarter finals were played in this weeks tournaments with the following results.

Moscow 

WTA semi finals 

• Qualifier Ons Jabeur put Tunisia firmly on the map with her 6-3 3-6 6-3 victory over Anastasija Sevastova (5).  This was the third successive defeat of a seeded player in the tournament for Jabeur, and she distributed an amazing 45 winners en route to her first WTA final.
• Russia will have one of its own to cheer in the final against Ons Jabeur, with Daria Kasatkina (6) proving too strong for Johanna Konta, 6-4 6-3

ATP quarter finals 

• Adrian Mannarino defeated qualifier Egor Gerasimov 7-6(3) 6-3
• Andreas Seppi defeated Filip Krajinovic (4) 6-4 7-6(2), and will play Adrian Mannarino in the semis 
• Wildcard Karen Khachanov (3) defeated Mirza Basic 6-2 7-6(5)
• Daniil Medvedev (2) defeated lucky loser Ricardas Berankis 6-2 1-6 6-4, and will play Karen Khachanov in the semis 

ATP Antwerp quarter finals

Three of the four matches featured a Frenchman

• Kyle Edmund (1) was handed a wildcard by qualifier Ilya Ivashka 
• Richard Gasquet (4) defeated Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4 6-7(4) 7-6(9), a win for France, and Gasquet will play Kyle Edmund in the semis
• Gaël Monfils (6) defeated Vasek Pospisil 7-5 6-4, the second win for France
• Diego Schwartzman (2) defeated Gilles Simon (5) 6-4 6-3, preventing an all French semi final, instead pitting the Argentine against Gaël Monfils in that match

ATP Stockholm quarter finals 

• Qualifier Ernests Gulbis defeated Jack Sock (4) 4-6 6-3 6-4
• Stefanos Tsitsipas (3) defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3 7-6(4)
• Fabio Fognini (2) defeated wildcard Hyeon Chung (6) 7-5 2-1 (retired), and will play Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semis
• John Isner (1) defeated Tennys Sandgren 7-6(8) 6-7(5) 7-6(2), and will play Ernests Gulbis in the semis 

WTA Luxembourg semi finals 

• Julia Goerges (1) defeated qualifier Eugenie Bouchard 6-7(3) 7-5 6-1, in a high standard match where Bouchard appeared set for victory a number of times.  Goerges snatched the second set by breaking the Canadian serve, part of a fascinating nine game streak ended at 5-0 in the decider.  A Bouchard service hold only delayed the inevitable and Goerges delivered a love game for victory.
• Qualifier Belinda Bencic outlasted Dayana Yastremska in another terrific semi final 6-2 3-6 7-6(5). Yastremska, despite blasting 45 winners, and leading the decider with a break on two occasions, was let down at crucial stages by her forehand and Bencic was consistent when it counted.  The final between the Swiss former top ten player and the big serving Julia Goerges should be exciting.