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That sets up a final with Lorenzo Musetti of
Italy, who defeated Jakub Mensik of Czechia 6-4, 6-1. Musetti,
ranked No. 17 in the world, held a 60 percent to 44 percent edge
on first serve percentage and won five of nine return games (as
opposed to Mensik's one of eight).
Generali Open
Italy's Matteo Berrettini dispatched Germany's Yannick Hanfmann
6-4, 6-4 to advance to the championship match in Kitzbuhel,
Austria.
Berrettini, ranked 50th, dominated on aces 11-2 and managed to
convert two of eight break points while watching Hanfmann commit
13 unforced errors in the loss.
Hugo Gaston of France joins Berrettini in the final after
defeating Argentina's Facundo Diaz Acosta 6-1, 2-0. Gaston won
12 of 14 first serve points and six of eight second serves.
Acosta had appeared hobbled by a thigh injury before eventually
retiring.
Atlanta Open
In the longest match in tournament history, fourth-seeded Jordan
Thompson of Australia outlasted fifth-seeded Alejandro
Davidovich Fokina of Spain 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-3 to reach the
semifinals at Atlanta.
The marathon quarterfinal lasted 3 hours, 3 minutes in the
midday heat. Thompson prevailed behind a 21-4 edge in aces,
while Davidovich Fokina committed the match's only five double
faults.
Next up for Thompson will be Chinese qualifier Juncheng Shang,
who advanced to his second career semifinal by defeating
eighth-seeded Max Purcell of Australia 7-6 (3), 6-4.
The other semifinal will feature Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka, who
upset third-seeded Frances Tiafoe of the United States 7-6 (2),
6-2, and France's Arthur Rinderknech, who beat Italy's Mattia
Bellucci 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-1 in a match that ended after 1 a.m.
local time.
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