Adelaide Open: Paul through to last four

Tommy Paul defeated Rinky Hijikata 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday and will play the winner of the match between Felix Auger-Aliassime and Marcos Giron next

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Adelaide International •Quarter-final • completed
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American Tommy Paul, the top seed, beat Australian lucky loser Rinky Hijikata 6-3, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals of the Adelaide Open at the Memorial Drive Tennis Centre on Thursday.

Paul, ranked No 12, will face the winner of the match between Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, the No 5 seed, and American Marcos Giron next.

The American won against French lucky loser Manuel Guinard (6-4, 3-6, 6-3) ahead of his victory.

Earlier in the tournament, Hijikata, ranked No 79, won against Belgian David Goffin (6-1, 6-2) and edged out American Brandon Nakashima, the No 7 seed (6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (5)).

Adelaide ATP 250, other last eight results (Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, hard, USD 766.290, most recent results first):

  • Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Sebastian Korda
  • Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Benjamin Bonzi
  • Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Marcos Giron

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