Aljaz Bedene upset Ivo Karlovic to advance at the Hungarian Open

By PA Sport

Friday 28 April 2017 19:12, UK

Aljaz Bedene upset second seed Ivo Karlovic in the quarter-finals of the Hungarian Open for his 15th straight win.

The British No 4 broke the giant Croatian's serve early in both sets on his way to a 6-4 6-3 victory.

It continued the 27-year-old's sparkling run, with Bedene winning back-to-back titles on the second-tier Challenger Tour before coming through qualifying in Budapest.

Ranked outside the top 100 at the beginning of March, Bedene has climbed to 68 and is closing in on a return to the top 50.

He is through to his first ATP Tour semi-final since January 2016 and will face fellow qualifier Laslo Djere after he upset fourth seed Fernando Verdasco 2-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-2.

Top seed Lucas Pouille advanced with a 6-4 6-3 success over Martin Klizan and will now face Paolo Lorenzi from Italy for a place in the final after he defeated Andrey Kuznetsov 6-4 6-4.

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