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He will face Australian lucky loser Aleksandar
Vukic, who ousted Japanese qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3,
3-6, 7-6 (5) to advance to the semifinals. British wild card
Billy Harris eliminated Italy's Flavio Cobolli 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4),
6-2. Harris will play Australian qualifier Max Purcell, a 6-3,
7-6 (4) winner over Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic.
Mallorca Championships
Top seed Ben Shelton had match point on serve in the third-set
tiebreaker before British qualifier Paul Jubb rallied for the
upset, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (8), in the quarterfinals in Spain.
Jubb, who won an NCAA singles championship in 2019 while at the
University of South Carolina, converted his seventh match point
against World No. 14 Shelton, a college singles champion in 2022
at Florida. Shelton had more aces (13-1) and winners (44-24) as
well as unforced errors (32-14) on Thursday.
Sixth-seeded Gael Monfils of France, in his first grass
tournament since Wimbledon in 2021, advanced to the semifinals
by defeating Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
Monfils faces fourth-seeded Alejandro Tabilo of Chile, a 6-4,
6-4 winner over Czech Jakub Mensik. Austrian Sebastian Ofner
downed Alex Michelsen 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 and will meet Jubb in the
semis.
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