Another American, Francis Tiafoe, also advanced to the semifinals. He defeated Italian player Lorenzo Musetti (who was ranked higher at 15th in the world) with a score of 7:6 (7:2), 7:5. The match took 2 hours and 19 minutes. Tiafoe’s victory means he will face Nakashima in the semifinal — a highly anticipated all-American showdown.
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