Thompson and Musetti, first semi-finalists at Queen’s

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Jordan Thompson This Friday he achieved his second victory of the week against a Top-15 opponent by defeating Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-3 and reaching the semifinals of the Queen’s Club grass tournament.

The 30-year-old Australian took advantage of Fritz’s unforced errors at key moments to score the first victory of his career: three circuit semifinals in one season.

Thompson, world number 43, has not won a tour match since April. He beat the No. 15 Holger Rune in three sets and overcame Andy Murray’s injured retirement from his second-round match before eliminating the No. 12 Fritz.

For his part, Musetti22 years old and number 30 in the ranking and eliminated the second seed, Alex de Minaur, in the first round, He defeated local player Billy Harris 6-3, 7-5.

Despite the loss, Harris, 29, will move into the top 150 in the rankings next week.

He is currently ranked 162nd, the best of his career. His Wimbledon debut also awaits him after receiving an invitation this week. In Friday’s other quarterfinal matches, local favorite Jack Draper will face No. Tommy Paul was 13 before Sebastian Korda played Rinky Hijikata.

Source: La Verdad

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