Aussie Jason Kubler reaches maiden ATP semi-final at Newport

Jason Kubler moved into the semi-finals of the Hall of Fame Open by beating No 8 seed James Duckworth 7-5, 7-6 (3) at the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum in Newport on Friday evening.

Kubler, ranked No 102, will face Kazakh Alexander Bublik, the No 3 seed, next.

The 29-year-old Aussie is set to crack the top-100 next week after a torrid stretch of tennis that has now seen him win 25 of 29 matches across all levels since the start of May. His previous career-high ranking is 91.

Kubler reached the round of 16 at Wimbledon, marking his best Grand Slam performance to date.

A former junior No 1, Kubler entered 2022 with just three ATP-level wins to his name. So far in 2022 he is 7-2.

Jason Kubler won against Jordan Thompson (6-2, 6-3) and edged out Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, the top seed (4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4)) in the previous rounds of the Hall of Fame Open.

Earlier in the tournament, Duckworth, ranked No 74, won against qualifier Liam Broady (6-2, 4-6, 6-2) and Frenchman Quentin Halys (7-5, 3-6, 6-2).

Newport ATP 250, other last eight results (International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum, grass, USD 665.330, most recent results first):

• Alexander Bublik beat Andy Murray (6): 7-5, 6-4
• John Isner (2) beat Benjamin Bonzi (5): 7-6 (2), 6-7 (6), 7-6 (5)
• Maxime Cressy (4) beat Steve Johnson: 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-4

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