It has been a positive season for João Sousa, from Portugal. The 50th ranked player in the ATP reached his second semifinal of the season so far (the other one was in Montpellier where he lost to Janowicz). This season, the 26 year-old, has also reached the round of 32 at the Australian Open, Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Madrid and round of 16 in Dubai. He has a win-loss record this season of 13-14. Sousa is looking forward to make his fourth final of his career (reached the final in Kuala Lumpur [2013], where he won the title, in Bastad and in Metz). After last year's clay court season where Sousa didn't add much to his ranking, this was a surprise to all tennis fans that follow him.

Pablo Andujar is ranked 41st on ATP and this season has been a "rollercoaster". He reached the round of 16 in Sydney, Rio de Janeiro, Casablanca and Munich, lost on the first round in Doha, Australian Open, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Irving (Challenger), Miami, Le Gosier (Challenger) and Madrid. It seems like he's been having a poor year, but in reality, he's been pretty average. After losing six of seven matches from late February to the begriming of April, he reached the final in Barcelona defeating Albert Ramos, Leonardo Mayer, Feliciano Lopez, Fabio Fognini and David Ferrer. He lost to Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-4 in the final. This season he as a win-loss record of 10-15.

This quarterfinal match in Geneva was a complete thriller from the first point. Both of the them played really well, dominating on their first serve points. Tactically, Andujar was strategically smart aiming to João's backhand and João wS hitting many backhand slices to his opponents' forehand. Both played an aggressive game without giving up many of the points. Pablo had one double fault and no aces while Sousa hit four aces and did not have a double fault. In the third set tie-break, the Portuguese, saved four consecutive match points while he was down 2-6, He saved the match points and then won the next point on Amdujar's serve as he only needed one match point to clinch. At the end of the match, the Spaniard put 69% of his serves in and saved 9 of 12 break points. Sousa put 67% of his first serves in and saved 8 of 12 break points. Andujar won more points (one more) but still lost the match. In the match there were 24 breakpoints and the match duration was almost two and a half hours

Sousa will now fight for a place in the final against Delbonis (who defeated Wawrinka).

Andujar will play in the main draw of the French Open.