De Minaur sets up Opelka semifinal at Atlanta Open

Alex de Minaur benefited from a retirement against fellow Australian Bernard Tomic as he set up a clash with Reilly Opelka.

Alex de Minaur

Alex de Minaur advanced to the Atlanta Open semifinals, while fellow seed Taylor Fritz also progressed on Friday.

De Minaur benefited from a retirement against fellow Australian Bernard Tomic as he set up a clash with Reilly Opelka.

Third seed De Minaur was leading 6-2, 3-0 when Tomic retired due to a hand injury at the ATP 250 tournament in Georgia.

The @BBTatlantaopen semi-finals are locked in!

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— ATP Tour (@ATP_Tour) July 27, 2019

 

"The less time you can spend on court is always to your advantage. It's going to be hopefully some hot, humid weather, which I was expecting coming into this week," De Minaur said. "I'm happy to be where I am and now onto the next [match]."

Next up for De Minaur is Opelka, who reached his second Atlanta semi after outlasting Daniel Evans 7-6 (7-3), 7-5.

American second seed Fritz, meanwhile, saw off Miomir Kecmanovic 6-1, 7-6 (7-1) thanks to 11 aces and no break points faced.

Cameron Norrie awaits Fritz after the Brit overcame Alexei Popyrin 7-5, 6-4.