Ben Shelton defeats Brandon Nakashima 7-5, 7-6 (9) this Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Houston tournament.
“It was definitely not an easy match today with the way Brandon was serving and playing. He made things difficult and I definitely felt the pressure in that tie-break. But I was very happy to pass,” said the top seed. .contest.
Shelton, 21, advanced to his fifth semifinal on the circuit and improved to 17-1 against players outside the top 50 of the ATP rankings since the ATP Masters 1000 in Toronto in August.
Shelton will face Tomás Martin Etcheverry in the semifinals, last year’s fourth seed and runner-up, defeated Michael Mmoh 6-3 and 0-1 before retiring due to injury. This will be Etcheverry’s fourth ATP circuit semifinal, all on clay.
In other quarterfinals matches, Frances Tiafoe, defending champion, defeated Jordan Thompson 7-6 (8), 6-4. The American will face Luciano Darderi in his 14th semifinal on the circuit. Darderi beat Marcos Girón 6-0 and 6-4.
Source: La Verdad
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