A sunny and eventful week at TC Zug is coming to an end. The first few days were characterized by big surprises. The number 1, 2 and 4 seeds all suffered first-round defeats. Top seed Botic van der Zandschulp (NED) lost to Mika Brunold (SUI) in a hard-fought three sets, while Italy's Matteo Gigante was beaten by Australia's Omar Jasika. Juan Manuel Cerundolo (ARG) was Jerome Kym's starting opponent.

The 21-year-old from Rheinfelden (ATP 278) won clearly (6:4 6:0), and didn't miss a beat in the second round either: 6:4 7:6 against Kamil Majchrzak. The quarter-final then turned out to be a veritable battle of attrition. In very hot temperatures, Kym beat Marko Topo (GER) in 3h18. There was no sign of fatigue, and a clear semi-final victory against last year's finalist Joris De Loore (BEL) followed.