Shapovalov edges Evans for semi-final berth at Vienna

Canadian Denis Shapovalov advanced to the semi-finals of the Vienna Open by defeating Daniel Evans 6-3, 6-3 at the Wiener Stadthalle on Friday evening.

Shapovalov, ranked No 19, will play Croat Borna Coric next. The Canadian recently topped Coric in the Tokyo quarter-finals, 6-4, 6-3, but Coric owns the lifetime edge between the pair, 2-1.

Shapovalov hit 39 winners against 17 unforced errors, while Evans hit 19 winners and 10 unforced errors. The Canadian helped himself by saving all four break points he faced, as he converted 3 of 16 against the Brit.

19th-ranked Shapovalov broke twice in the opening set, and converted his sixth break point of the second game of the second set to take a 2-0 set and break lead.

He never looked back, dropping just two points in his final four service games of the match against Evans.

Ahead of his victory, the Canadian won against Austrian wildcard Jurij Rodionov (6-4, 6-4) and American Taylor Fritz, the No 4 seed (6-1, 4-6, 6-3).

Evans, ranked No 26, beat German lucky loser Oscar Otte (6-4, 7-6 (3)) and Russian Karen Khachanov (6-2, 6-2) in the previous rounds of the Vienna.

Vienna ATP 500, other last 8 results (Wiener Stadthalle, EUR 2.349.180, most recent results first):

• Borna Coric beat Hubert Hurkacz (5): 6-4, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5)
• Daniil Medvedev (1) beat Jannik Sinner (6): 6-4, 6-2
• Grigor Dimitrov beat Marcos Giron: 6-3, 4-6, 6-4

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