Overview
- The top four seeds at the EFG Swiss Open Gstaad were all eliminated, a sweep reported on Friday that leaves an unexpected group of players in the last four.
- No. 6 Juan Manuel Cerundolo rallied to beat Casper Ruud 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 to reach the Gstaad semifinals after coming back from a second‑set deficit.
- Aleksandr Shevchenko completed a suspended second‑round match against Dominic Stricker, then beat Quentin Halys 7-6 (5), 6-3 in the Gstaad quarterfinals.
- At the Nordea Open in Bastad, top seed Andrey Rublev moved into the semifinals with a 6-1, 6-2 quarterfinal win over Sebastian Baez and will face Alejandro Tabilo, who advanced when Thiago Tirante withdrew with an injury.
- Coverage combined wire results and local analysis, with betting previews noting how the post‑Wimbledon clay swing, altitude in Gstaad and player scheduling create volatile draws and clear opportunities for lower‑rank players to climb the rankings.