Tennis Tennis Querrey sets up Garin semi, Ruud spoils Granollers' birthday A two-time runner-up in Houston, Sam Querrey reached the semifinals thanks to a hard-fought victory against Janko Tipsarevic. Sacha Pisani 13 April, 2019 14:58 IST Sam Querrey won in straight sets and will play Chilean Christian Garin in the semifinals. - Getty Images Sacha Pisani 13 April, 2019 14:58 IST Sam Querrey stayed on track to reach his third US Men's Clay Court Championship final after outlasting Janko Tipsarevic on Friday. A two-time runner-up in Houston, Querrey reached the semifinals thanks to a hard-fought 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-4) victory against the Serb. Querrey saved two set points in the opener as before seeing off Tipsarevic to move through to the final four without dropping a set. "My first two matches were pretty clean, but this match was more about fighting your way through it," said Querrey. "There were some frustrating moments against a tough opponent, but I found a way to win those tie-breaks and that's what tennis is about sometimes." The American eighth seed will next meet Chilean Christian Garin for a place in the ATP tournament decider. Garin – who saved five match points in his second-round triumph over second seed Jeremy Chardy – accounted for qualifier Henri Laaksonen 6-3 6-2. Celebrating his 33rd birthday, former champion Marcel Granollers lost 6-1 6-0 to ruthless Norwegian Casper Ruud. Daniel Elahi Galan was serving at 6-1 4-6 3-3 when his match against seventh seed Jordan Thompson was suspended and rescheduled for Saturday, with the winner to face Ruud. 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. Dugout videos