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While he committed twice as many unforced
errors as Rublev (22 to 11), de Minaur still controlled most
aspects of the match. Down 4-2 in the first-set tiebreaker, he
ran off four straight points before winning his second set
point. In the third set, he won 17 of 22 first-serve points and
saved all three break points he faced. The
Australian will play No. 6 seed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria in
the semifinals after Dimitrov outlasted Kazakhstan's Alexander
Shevchenko 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4.
Top-seeded Italian Jannik Sinner won his 200th career tour-level
match when Canadian opponent Milos Raonic retired due to a right
hip injury, down 7-6 (4), 1-1. Sinner's opponent will be
Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, a 7-5, 7-6 (4) victor over Finland's
Emil Ruusuvuori.
IEB+ Argentina Open
In an all-Argentine quarterfinal battle, Federico Coria upset
No. 5 seed Sebastian Baez 6-1, 6-4 in Buenos Aires.
Coria served three aces without a double fault and converted
five of nine break-point chances against Baez. His semifinal foe
will be countryman and wild card Facundo Diaz Acosta, who beat
Serbia's Dusan Lajovic 6-4, 6-3.
The other semifinal will see No. 1 seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain
face No. 3 seed Nicolas Jarry of Chile. Alcaraz got past Italian
qualifier Andrea Vavassori 7-6 (1), 6-1, while Jarry advanced
after No. 6 seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry of Argentina retired
with the score at one set apiece.
Delray Beach Open
No. 2 seed Frances Tiafoe eased into the semifinals by beating
Italian lucky loser Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 6-2 in Florida.
While Cobolli amassed a 7-4 edge in aces and saved seven of 11
break points, Tiafoe was too strong. He won not only 23 of 29
first-service points (79.3 percent), but also 13 of 18
second-service points (72.2 percent). Tiafoe set up an
all-American semifinal showdown with No. 3 seed Tommy Paul, who
beat Australia's Jordan Thompson 6-4, 6-3.
In Friday's two late matches, No. 1 seed Taylor Fritz defeated
Australian Rinky Hijikata 6-3, 6-3, and Marcos Giron was a 6-4,
6-4 winner over wild card Patrick Kypson.
--Field Level Media
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