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Vesely went ahead 5-3 in the second set before Djokovic charged
back to force the tiebreaker. Vesely won the first three points,
but Djokovic narrowed the deficit to 5-4 before Vesely put the
match away.
Vesely will face Canadian No. 6 seed Denis Shapovalov in the
semifinals after Shapovalov got by Lithuanian qualifier Ricardas
Berankis 7-6 (4), 6-3.
Second seed Andrey Rublev of Russia was a 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 winner
over American foe Mackenzie McDonald, and No. 5 seed Hubert
Hurkacz of Poland dispatched fourth-seeded Italian Jannik Sinner
6-3, 6-3. Rublev and Hurkacz will meet in the other semifinal.
Abierto Mexicano Telcel
Fourth-seeded Rafael Nadal of Spain and top-seeded Daniil
Medvedev of Russia, both playing their first tournament since
squaring off in the Australian Open final, will meet in the
semifinals at Acapulco, Mexico.
Both won their quarterfinals in straight sets. Medvedev downed
Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2, 6-3, and Nadal got past the
United States' Tommy Paul 6-0, 7-6 (5). Now Medvedev gets a
chance to avenge his loss at Melbourne, Australia, last month,
when he squandered a two-set lead as Nadal rallied to win his
record 21st major championship.
Third-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas also moved into the semifinals,
topping the United States' Marcos Giron 6-3, 6-4. The Greek
player's next opponent will be sixth-seeded Cameron Norrie of
Great Britain, a 6-1, 6-0 winner over Peter Gojowczyk of Germany
in the late match Thursday night.
Chile Dove Men+Care Open
In a matchup of two countrymen competing on home soil, Alejandro
Tabilo upset top-seeded Cristian Garin 6-3, 6-3 to reach the
quarterfinals in Santiago, Chile.
Tabilo, who is ranked 113th in the world, faced just two break
points in the match and saved one. Meanwhile, he took advantage
of four of his six break opportunities.
His next opponent will be sixth-seeded Miomir Kecmanovic of
Serbia, who demolished Brazil's Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida
6-2, 6-0. Fourth-seeded Pedro Martinez, who beat Spanish
countryman Jaume Munar 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 in a 3 1/2-hour showdown,
and Germany's Yannick Hanfmann, who eliminated Brazil's Thiago
Seyboth Wild 6-1, 6-3, will compete in another quarterfinal.
--Field Level Media
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