ATP roundup: Tommy Paul rallies to reach Hamburg final

Tennis - ATP 500 - Hamburg Open - Am Rothenbaum, Hamburg, Germany - May 22, 2026 Tommy Paul of the U.S. shakes hands with Australia's Alex de Minaur after winning his semi final match... Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab May 22 - Sixth-seeded Tommy Paul pulled off a remarkable comeback to advance to the Hamburg Open final with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 defeat of No. ​3 seed Alex de Minaur of Australia on Friday in ‌Germany. Paul trailed 3-0 in the second set before rattling off nine straight games to surge back in the second set and take command of the third. The ​American reached his 10th tour-level final and his second on clay, ​both of which have been this season after his title ⁠in Houston last month. De Minaur saved 13 of 17 break ​points on his serve but won just 44% of his second-serve points. In ​the final, Paul will face qualifier Ignacio Buse, who became the first Peruvian to reach a tour-level final since Luis Horna in 2007 with a 6-1, 6-4 defeat ​of lucky loser Aleksander Kovacevic in 64 minutes. Buse, 22, wasn't ​bothered by his 42% first-serve percentage, winning 89% of his service points. No. 4 ‌Learner ⁠Tien outlasted No. 2 Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan for a 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (5) victory to reach the final in Switzerland, the first of his career on clay. Tien appeared destined for an easy third-set tiebreaker when he ​jumped ahead 6-1. However, ​he failed ⁠to close out the win on his first four match points before finally doing so on his fifth ​and final opportunity. Tien, 20, is the youngest Geneva ​finalist since ⁠Sergi Bruguera in 1990 and the first American finalist in the tournament since Aaron Krickstein in 1984. Tien will face unseeded Mariano Navone of Argentina, who ⁠bested ​three-time Geneva champion and No. 6 seed ​Casper Ruud of Norway, 7-5, 6-2. Navone had more winners (27-21) and fewer unforced errors (29-19). The winner ​of Saturday's final will win his second career tour-level trophy. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tab