Almaty Open: Cerundolo into last four

Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo, the No 4 seed, defeated Kazakh Alexander Shevchenko 6-2, 6-3 to move into the last four of the Almaty Open at Almaty Arena on Friday.

Cerundolo, ranked No 31, will face Canadian Gabriel Diallo next.

In the previous round of the Almaty tournament, the Argentinian won against German wildcard Justin Engel (6-4, 7-6 (3)).

Shevchenko, ranked No 61, won against qualifier Mikhail Kukushkin (7-6 (5), 7-6 (4)) and edged out Russian qualifier Aslan Karatsev (6-1, 6-7 (5), 7-5) in the previous rounds of the Almaty tournament.

Almaty ATP 250, other quarter-finals results (Almaty Arena, hard, USD 1.036.700, most recent results first):

• Karen Khachanov vs. Beibit Zhukayev
• Frances Tiafoe vs. Aleksandar Vukic
• Gabriel Diallo beat Alejandro Tabilo (2): 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

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