Up next for Baez is a matchup against
Argentina-born Italian qualifier Luciano Darderi, who upset
seventh-seeded Yannick Hanfmann of Germany 7-6 (2), 6-1.
The other semifinal will be an all-Argentinian matchup of
Federico Coria and qualifier Facundo Bagnis. Coria ousted
third-seeded Tomas Martin Etcheverry of Argentina 6-3, 6-4 on
Friday, and Bagnis defeated Spain's Jaume Munar 7-5, 6-4.
Earlier Friday, Hanfmann won his second-round match against
Argentina's Roman Andres Burruchaga 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, and Diaz
Acosta won an all-Argentinian showdown with Thiago Agustin
Tirante, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-2.
Dallas Open
Marcos Giron knocked off top-seeded Frances Tiafoe 6-1, 6-4 in
an all-U.S. matchup to advance to the semifinals in Dallas.
Giron, 30, is two wins from his first career ATP Tour title. He
reached his only final in 2022 at San Diego before losing to
countryman Brandon Nakashima.
Next up for Giron is fourth-seeded Frenchman Adrian Mannarino,
who advanced when Australia's James Duckworth retired from their
quarterfinal when trailing 6-2, 3-1.
The other semifinal will be an all-U.S. affair. Third-seeded Ben
Shelton, who rallied past seventh-seeded Jordan Thompson of
Australia 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4, will meet second-seeded Tommy Paul,
who defeated eighth-seeded Dominik Koepfer of Germany 7-5, 6-3.
Open 13 Provence
The top four seeds all posted straight-set wins in the
quarterfinals at Marseille, France.
No. 1 Hubert Hurkacz of Poland eliminated the Czech Republic's
Tomas Machac 6-3, 6-4, setting up a semifinal matchup against
fourth-seeded Ugo Humbert of France, who dumped fifth-seeded
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain 6-1, 6-4.
The other semifinal matchup will feature No. 2 Grigor Dimitrov
of Bulgaria and No. 3 Karen Khachanov of Russia. Dimitrov beat
France's Arthur Rinderknech 6-3, 7-6 (3), and Khachanov thrashed
China's Zhang Zhizhen 6-4, 6-1.
--Field Level Media
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