Atlanta Open—GA, U.S.A.
Nishioka Reaches Atlanta Quarterfinals
Japanese star Yoshihito Nishioka reached the quarterfinals of the Atlanta Open on Thursday, defeating American Mackenzie McDonald 6-3, 6-4.
Utilizing his courtroom pace to nice impact, Nishioka hit 16 winners in the course of the one hour and 27 minute encounter.
Nishioka will subsequent face both No. 3 seed Frances Tiafoe or Aslan Karatsev for a spot within the ultimate 4.
Nonetheless to return on Thursday, high seed Ben Shelton will face Juncheng Shang within the night time session.
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Matteo Berrettini received his eighth match in a row on the ATP Tour on Thursday, defeating Nicolas Moreno De Alboran 7-6(3), 6-3.
Needing one hour and 51 minutes to prevail, Berrettini hammered seven aces, received 89 p.c of his first serve factors and broke the serve of his American opponent on one event.
The Italian, who received in Gstaad, Switzerland final week and Marrakech, Morocco earlier this yr, additionally made the finals in Stuttgart, Germany earlier than Wimbledon.
Berrettini will subsequent face Yannick Hanfmann for a spot within the finals. Hanfmann ousted Thiago Seyboth Wild 7-6(2), 6-4.
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Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag—Umag, Croatia
No. 4 seed Francisco Cerundolo raced into the semifinals in Umag, Croatia on Thursday, defeating proficient Italian Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(2).
Cerundolo, who has one of many greatest forehands on Tour, hit 26 winners, served one ace and saved 4 of six break factors in the course of the two hour and 33 minute contest.
The Argentine will subsequent face both high seed Andrey Rublev or Fabian Marozsan for spot in Saturday’s ultimate.
Nonetheless to return on Thursday in Umag, No. 2 seed Lorenzo Musetti will face Dusan Lajovic.
Jakub Mensik defeated Chun-Hsin Tseng 6-0, 6-4 earlier within the day.
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