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Lebrun Brothers Fall in Doubles Final, Reach Singles Semifinals in Ljubljana

They will meet Darko Jorgic then Hugo Calderano in Sunday’s singles semifinals after a straight-sets defeat in the doubles final.

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Overview

  • Félix defeated Japan’s Sora Matsushima 3-1 and Alexis overcame China’s Qihao Zhou 3-2 in the quarterfinals to book their places in the Ljubljana singles semifinals.
  • Félix will face Slovenia’s Darko Jorgic and Alexis is set to challenge top seed Hugo Calderano for a place in Sunday’s singles final.
  • The French duo was denied a doubles title by South Koreans An Jaehyun and Lim Jonghoon, who swept the final in three tight sets (11-9, 11-9, 12-10).
  • Their path to the doubles final included a five-set semifinal win over Korea’s Woo Hyeong-gyu and Park Gyu-hyeon (3-2).
  • After Prithika Pavade’s round-of-16 exit, the Lebrun brothers stand as France’s remaining singles players at the event.