Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech saved nine match points as he posted a 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (16) upset of second-seeded Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain to reach the semi-finals of the Gijon Open in Spain.
Rinderknech saved two match points while trailing 5-4 in the third set and later saved seven during a marathon tiebreak. He will next face Sebastian Korda, who delivered a 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 victory over British wild card Andy Murray.
Austria’s Dominic Thiem knocked off fourth-seeded Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina 6-4, 6-3. Thiem’s semifinal opponent will be top-seeded Russian Andrey Rublev, who won 7-5, 6-3 over fifth-seeded Tommy Paul.
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JJ Wolf recorded 10 aces against a double fault as he cruised to a 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 victory over seventh-seeded Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan to reach the semifinals in Florence, Italy.
Bublik had 19 aces but was hurt by 15 double faults. Wolf will next face Swedish qualifier Mikael Ymer, who won 6-4, 6-2 over Roberto Carballes Baena of Spain in their quarter-final match.
Top seed Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated eighth seed Brandon Nakashima 6-3, 6-4. Auger-Aliassime will face third-seeded Italian Lorenzo Musetti, who recorded a 6-3, 6-2 triumph over Mackenzie McDonald.
–Field Level Media
Source: sn.dk