Tennis Tennis Isner wins again; Shapovalov loses at ASB Classic The seeds continue to fall in Auckland, while Felix Auger-Aliassime put in an imperious showing in Adelaide. Joe Wright 16 January, 2020 18:23 IST Felix Auger-Aliassime cruised into the Adelaide Open semi-finals - Getty Images Joe Wright 16 January, 2020 18:23 IST Denis Shapovalov was surprisingly beaten in straight sets by 21-year-old Ugo Humbert at the Auckland Open on Friday.A day after first and third seeds Fabio Fognini and Karen Khachanov were knocked out, second seed Shapovalov was beaten 7-5, 6-4.Humbert, who broke serve in the final game of each set, described the win as "one of the biggest of my career" as he set up a semifinal against John Isner.The American was taken to two tie-breaks by Kyle Edmund but prevailed 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5), his 25 aces getting him over the line as he seeks a third title in Auckland.Benoit Paire reached his first semifinal at the event, coming from a set down to beat John Millman 3-6, 6-1, 6-4.The fifth seed will face Hubert Hurkacz, who spurned six second-set match points in a mammoth tie-break before eventually seeing off Feliciano Lopez 6-4, 6-7 (11-13), 6-4. SIX matches unbeaten in 2020 for @HubertHurkacz He has defeated Feliciano Lopez 6-4 6-7 6-4 to reach the semi-finals at the @ASB_Classic! pic.twitter.com/C8ZIc1KguY— ATP Tour (@atptour) January 16, 2020 At the Adelaide International, home favourite Alex Bolt was soundly beaten by Felix Auger-Aliassime, the Canadian needing just 55 minutes to win 6-3, 6-0.He will meet Andrey Rublev in the last four after the Russian battled past Dan Evans 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in just over two hours.Spanish hopes were extinguished in the quarterfinals, where Tommy Paul surprised Albert Ramos-Vinolas to win 6-3, 6-4 and Lloyd Harris beat fourth seed Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-3. Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.