Taylor Fritz reached the Basel semi-finals when second seed Arthur Fils retired trailing 6-2, 2-0. Jiri Lehecka and Jan-Lennard Struff won in straight sets, and Valentin Vacherot beat Holger Rune in three sets, setting up Saturday’s Swiss Indoors semi-finals in Basel.
Basel, Switzerland: The last eight at the Swiss Indoors produced one retirement, two straight-sets wins and one two-hour battle on Friday. The semi-finals are set: Lehecka against Struff in one half of the draw, and Vacherot against Fritz in the other.
Fritz moves on as Fils retires
Fritz, the sixth seed, led Fils 6-2, 2-0 after 45 minutes when the Frenchman, seeded second, retired from the quarter-final. Fritz had already reached the quarter-finals with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Denis Shapovalov, and he now meets Vacherot.
Lehecka ends Kym’s run
Kym, the Swiss wild card, had stunned top seed Ben Shelton in the previous round, but Lehecka stopped him there. The eighth seed won 6-4, 6-2 in one hour and 24 minutes. Lehecka had begun his week by ending Stan Wawrinka’s career in the first round.
Struff keeps rolling
Struff, in the draw as a special exempt, followed his win over Novak Djokovic with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Nuno Borges in 58 minutes. He now plays Lehecka for a place in the final.
Vacherot outlasts Rune
The longest match of the day went to Vacherot, who beat Rune 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in two hours and two minutes. Rune had saved a match point against Hubert Hurkacz in the previous round, but could not repeat the escape. Vacherot, who beat third seed Rafael Jodar in the last 16, meets Fritz next.
Results (Friday 30 October 2026, Swiss Indoors Basel, quarter-finals):
Taylor Fritz (6) bt Arthur Fils (2) 6-2, 2-0 ret.
Jiri Lehecka (8) bt Jerome Kym (WC) 6-4, 6-2
Jan-Lennard Struff (SE) bt Nuno Borges 6-2, 6-3
Valentin Vacherot bt Holger Rune 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Saturday’s semi-finals: Lehecka v Struff, Vacherot v Fritz.
