Precise Lehečka cut off the Swiss sensation. He will play for the final in Basel.

Tennis player Jiří Lehečka advanced to the semifinals in Basel after defeating Swiss player Jerome Kym 6-4, 6-2. Lehečka, seeded eighth, took just 84 minutes to win, breaking Kym's serve three times while saving both break points against him. The Czech player remains in contention for his first title of the year and third overall, having previously eliminated Stan Wawrinka and Daniel Altmaier in the tournament. Lehečka will face either Portugal's Nuno Borges or Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff in the semifinals.