July 3, 2025; Wimbledon, United Kingdom; Arthur Cazaux (FRA) blows on his hand before serving against Alex de Minaur (aus) (not illustrated) on the fourth day of the Wimbledon 2025 championships to all lawn tennis in England and Croquet club. Compulsory credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images Arthur Cazaux de France fell country and the sixth seeded Arthur Rinderknech 7-5, 6-3 to reach its first ATP final at the Generali Open on Friday in Kitzbuhel, Austria.
Cazaux, 22, pulled eight ace without double fault and won 31 of the 37 points in the first service (83.8%). Classified n ° 100 in the world, Cazaux will face the seeded n ° 1 Alexander BUBLIK from Kazakhstan for the title.
BUBLIK took care of the Botic Van de Zandschulp from the Netherlands 6-3, 6-4. Six days ago, Cazaux reached its first ATP semi-final in Gstaad, Switzerland, and lost against Bublik there.
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The Spaniard Carlos Taberner overturned n ° 4 Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina 6-2, 6-1 to reach his first ATP final in career in Umag, Croatia.
Taberner, classified n ° 111 worldwide, had an advantage of 26-11 among winners and capitalized on the 37 unl forced errors of Dzumhur.
Taberner’s enemy in the final will be the second Italian seeded Luciano Darderi, who beat the third seeded Camilo Ugo Carabelli from Argentina 7-6 (6), 6-3.
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This is actually significant. Austria tournaments have been good stepping stones historically. Thiem won there early in his career, and look what happened to him. Not saying Cazaux will reach that level but its definitly a good sign for his development
YES!! Been following him since challengers, so happy to see him breakthrough! His forehand is absolutely lethal when hes on
my boy arthur!!! lets goooo 🎾🎾 time to bring it home baby!!
finally someone new making it through.. tired of seeing same players in every final
Another French player reaching a final… but can he actually close it out? Their track record in finals hasnt been great lately if you look at the stats
Everyone acting like reaching ONE final means anything. Remember when Basilashvili won multiple titles and now where is he?? This sport is brutal and one good week doesnt mean your made it
cazaux??? more like ca-ZOW amirite?? 😂 ok ill see myself out
Oh wonderful, another “first career final” story. I’m sure this will definitely lead to a grand slam title and not just fade into obscurity like the last 50 “breakthrough” players we’ve heard about.
Wait did he beat anyone good or just journeymen? Article doesnt even say who he played lol. Classic tennis reporting – all hype no details
Wow congrats to Cazaux!! This is huge for him, first final is always special. Hope he can take the tittle tommorow!
Great achievement but lets be real the level of competition in Austria wasnt exactly top tier this week. Half the top seeds pulled out
I dont get the hype honestly. He barely made it through and got lucky with the draw. Lets see if he can actually win something before we start celebrating.
For those wondering, Cazaux is currently ranked around 67 in the world. This is his breakthrough tournament – he beat two seeded players to reach the final. His serve has improved alot this year which has been key to his sucess.
Ah yes, the classic “reaches first final” headline. Right up there with “shows promise” and “has potential” in the tennis journalism starter pack. Wake me up when he actually wins something meaningful.