ATP Brisbane: Rune ends Duckworth’s run; to meet Safiullin in semis

Denmark’s Holger Rune, the top seed, reached the semi-finals of the Brisbane Open by defeating Australian qualifier James Duckworth 6-2, 7-6 (6) at the Queensland Tennis Centre on Friday.

Rune, ranked No 8, will play Russian Roman Safiullin next.

Earlier in the tournament, the 20-year-old Dane won against Australian Max Purcell (4-6, 6-4, 6-2) and Russian Alexander Shevchenko (6-4, 5-7, 6-2).

Duckworth, ranked No 116, won against American J.J. Wolf (6-3, 6-4) and edged out German Yannick Hanfmann (4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (2)) in the previous rounds of the Brisbane tournament.

Brisbane ATP 250, Other Quarter-Final results (Queensland Tennis Centre, USD 661,585):

• Roman Safiullin beat Matteo Arnaldi: 7-6 (4), 6-2
• Rafael Nadal vs. Jordan Thompson
• Rinky Hijikata vs. Grigor Dimitrov

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