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Bublik, of Kazakhstan, finished the two-hour,
31-minute match with 21 aces and saved 11 of 14 break points. He
posted 42 winners and 13 unforced errors, compared to 36 and 11
for Rublev.
Humbert took down top-seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia 7-5, 6-3
in under two hours. The Frenchman saved all but one of the eight
break points he faced and finished with a 30-21 advantage in
winners.
Movistar Chile Open
French qualifier Corentin Moutet proved tough to beat in
tiebreakers, emerging with a 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) victory over
top-seeded Nicolas Jarry of Chile in the quarterfinals at
Santiago, Chile.
Moutet won the first five points of the first-set tiebreaker
before sealing it on his third set point. Jarry won the first
point of the second-set tiebreaker, but Moutet took the next six
and wrapped up the victory on the third match point.
Moutet's semifinal opponent will be another Chilean,
fourth-seeded Alejandro Tabilo, who beat Italy's Luciano Darderi
6-0, 7-5.
The other semifinal will feature second-seeded Sebastian Baez of
Argentina and Spain's Pedro Martinez. Baez downed eighth-seeded
Jaume Munar of Spain 6-4, 6-4, and Martinez eliminated
third-seeded Arthur Fils of France 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2.
Abierto Mexicano Telcel
Defending champion Alex de Minaur is back in the final at
Acapulco, Mexico, after an abbreviated semifinal win.
The third-seeded Australian led Jack Draper 6-3, 2-6, 4-0 when
the Englishman retired due to an undisclosed injury.
A steady ground game fueled de Minaur, who finished with 17
winners and just two unforced errors. Draper had 14 winners and
nine unforced errors.
Casper Ruud will be de Minaur's final-round opponent. The
sixth-seeded Norwegian came from behind to beat second-seeded
Holger Rune of Denmark 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Rune dropped his serve
three times in the third set, including in the penultimate game,
and Ruud served out the match at love.
--Field Level Media
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