Alejandro Davidovich stuns defending champ Taylor Fritz to reach Delray Beach ATP semifinals |
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina halted Taylor Fritz‘s quest for a third consecutive Delray Beach ATP championship on Friday, defeating the American top seed 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (7/5) in the quarterfinal.
Davidovich successfully capitalised on all three break opportunities and will next challenge Italian fourth seed Matteo Arnaldi, who defeated American Brandon Nakashima 7-6 (7/2), 6-4.
The 60th-ranked Davidovich recovered from losing his serve while attempting to close out the match in the second set’s 12th game, ultimately prevailing in the tiebreaker.
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The initial set witnessed several service breaks between the competitors, but after securing the first tiebreaker, Davidovich increased his intensity by breaking serve in the second set’s second game.
World number four Fritz managed to recover the break to the audience’s satisfaction, but failed to sustain his momentum in the decisive tiebreaker.
The other semi-final contest will feature third-seeded American Alex Michelsen against Serbian seventh seed Miomir Kecmanovic.
Kecmanovic emerged victorious against second-seeded American Marcos Giron with a score of 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, while Michelsen defeated former champion Cameron Norrie 7-6 (7/3), 7-5, reversing his recent loss to the Briton in Dallas.
