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Michelsen served up eight aces with just two
double faults. In a match where every break mattered, he
converted 4 of 5 opportunities to break Eubanks' serve while
saving 3 of 6 break points he faced.
Michelsen rallied from a 4-1 hole in the second set to take 5-4
and 6-5 leads, but Eubanks battled back to force the tiebreaker
and extend the match, which wound up going nearly 2 1/2 hours.
The third-set tiebreaker saw the opponents trade two points at a
time before Michelsen clinched on his first match point.
Michelsen, who turns 20 on Sunday, drew one step closer to his
first ATP Tour title and will face Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta
in the semifinals. Carreno Busta was a 6-4, 6-2 winner over
American qualifier Learner Tien.
The other semifinal will pit No. 10 seed Lorenzo Sonego of Italy
against David Goffin of Belgium. Sonego downed 15th seed Pavel
Kotov of Russia 6-3, 7-5, and Goffin upset No. 16 seed Rinky
Hijikata of Australia 6-1, 6-3.
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