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The 11-time Barcelona champion saved two of
three break points and took advantage of five double faults by
Norrie. Nadal will meet fellow Spaniard and No. 6 seed Pablo
Carreno Busta, who outlasted No. 4 Diego Schwartzman of
Argentina 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in two hours and 35 minutes.
Saturday's other semifinal pits No. 2 Stefanos Tsitsipas of
Greece against Italian teenager Jannik Sinner, the No. 11 seed.
Sinner was a 6-2, 7-6 (6) winner against No. 3 Andrey Rublev of
Russia, while Tsistipas eliminated No. 10 Felix Auger-Aliassime
of Canada 6-3, 6-3.
Serbia Open
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia crushed countryman Miomir
Kecmanovic 6-1, 6-3 to reach the semifinals in Belgrade.
A two-time winner of the event, Djokovic eliminated the No. 8
seed in 75 minutes. He won 75 percent of the points on his first
serve (24 of 32), compared to 37 percent (11 of 30) for
Kecmanovic. Djokovic's foe Saturday will be No. 3 seed Aslan
Karatsev of Russia, who won 6-3, 6-4 against Italy's Gianluca
Mager.
Unseeded Taro Daniel of Japan meets No. 2 Matteo Berrettini of
Italy in the other semifinal. Daniel rallied for a 4-6, 6-1, 7-5
win against Argentina's Federico Delbonis, while Berrettini
struck nine aces in a 6-4, 6-4 win against fifth-seeded Serbian
Filip Krajinovic.
(Field Level Media)
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