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ATP roundup | Ben Shelton upsets Andrey Rublev to reach Basel semis

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FILE PHOTO: Tennis – Shanghai Masters – Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena, Shanghai, China – October 9, 2024 Italy’s Jannik Sinner celebrates after winning his round of 16 match against Ben Shelton of the U.S. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File photo

Sixth-seeded Ben Shelton won all eight break points in the match and emerged with a 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-4 upset of top-seeded Russian Andrey Rublev on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors Basel.

Shelton saved all six break points he faced and converted each of his two break chances — one to end the first set, the other for a 5-4 lead in the third set. He closed out the match with a service-game win at love.

Next up for Shelton is a semifinal match against seventh-seeded Arthur Fils of France, who beat third-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 7-6 (5), 6-3. Fils never faced a break point in the match.

FILE PHOTO: Tennis – Japan Open – Ariake Tennis Forest Park, Tokyo, Japan – October 1, 2024 France’s Arthur Fils celebrates winning the final against France’s Ugo Humbert REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File photo

The other semifinal will feature fourth-seeded Holger Rune of Denmark and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard of France. Rune downed Belgium’s David Goffin 6-2, 6-4, and France’s Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard edged Canada’s Denis Shapovalov 6-7 (7), 6-3, 7-6 (3).

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Tennis – ATP 500 – Vienna Open – Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria – October 25, 2024 Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti reacts during his quarter final match against Germany’s Alexander Zverev REUTERS/Lisa Leutner

Sixth-seeded Lorenzo Musetti of Italy rallied for a 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 victory over top-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany in the quarterfinals at Vienna.

Down 3-0 in the second-set tiebreaker and on the verge of being eliminated, Musetti won the next three points and eventually levelled the match. He then took the first three games of the final set to pull away.

Seventh-seeded Jack Draper of Great Britain will oppose Musetti in the semifinals after defeating the Czech Republic’s Tomas Machac 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.

Second-seeded Alex de Minaur of Australia registered a comeback win over the Czech Republic’s Jakub Mensik, 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4. In the semifinals, de Minaur will face Russia’s Karen Khachanov, who routed Italy’s Matteo Berrettini 6-1, 6-4.

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