Lajovic Into Kitzbühel SFs

Sixth seed Dusan Lajovic reached his second ATP World Tour semi-final of the year (also Sao Paulo) on Thursday by beating #NextGen’s Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-2 at the Generali Open in Kitzbühel.

The 26-year-old Serb improves to 2-8 lifetime in quarter-finals and will now challenge World No. 123 Nikoloz Basilashvili, who knocked out fellow first-time quarter-finalist Adam Pavlasek 5-7, 7-6(2), 6-3 in one hour and 56 minutes.

This year, the last four at this ATP World Tour 250 event will include at least one member of the Melzer family, with 35-year-old Jurgen Melzer facing off against little brother Gerald Melzer, 26, later today. This is the duo’s first tour-level meeting, though they have clashed once before: Jurgen defeated Gerald 6-1, 6-4 in Wimbledon 2015 qualifying.