Karatsev reached the final quartet with a 6-3,
6-2 win over No. 4 seed Alex De Minaur of Australia.
The other semifinal is an all-American affair between Ben
Shelton and qualifier Marcos Giron. Shelton defeated
fifth-seeded compatriot Tommy Paul 7-6 (4), 6-3, and Giron
upended No. 8 Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada 6-1, 6-4.
European Open
No. 1 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece handled No. 5 seed
Yannick Hanfmann of Germany 6-3, 6-3 to move on to the
semifinals in Antwerp, Belgium.
Tsitsipas fired seven aces without a double fault and saved both
break points he faced for the win. His next opponent will be No.
4 seed Arthur Fils of France, who beat Peruvian eighth seed Juan
Pablo Varillas 6-0, 6-3.
The other semifinal will pit No. 3 seed Alexander Bublik of
Kazakhstan against German qualifier Maximilian Marterer. Bublik
took down France's Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-4, 4-6, 6-2,
while Marterer defeated Frenchman Hugo Gaston 6-3, 6-2.
BNP Paribas Nordic Open
No seeded players remain after No. 2 seed Adrian Mannarino of
France and No. 3 seed Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands bowed
out in Stockholm.
Playing on a protected ranking, Gael Monfils defeated fellow
Frenchman Mannarino 7-5, 7-6 (3). Russian qualifier Pavel Kotov
saved all seven break points he faced and beat Griekspoor 7-6
(4), 6-2.
Serbia's Laslo Djere beat Czech foe Tomas MacHac 5-7, 7-6 (5),
6-4, and another Serbian, Miomir Kecmanovic, advanced when
Sweden's Elias Ymer retired down 6-0, 3-2.
--Field Level Media
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