Top seed Rublev sets up Thiem clash in Gijon semi-finals
Andrey Rublev won against Tommy Paul 7-5, 6-3 on Friday afternoon and will play Austrian Dominic Thiem in the next round
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Russian Andrey Rublev, the top seed, won against American Tommy Paul, the No 5 seed, 7-5, 6-3 to move into the last four of the Gijon Open at the Palacio de Deportes on Friday.
Rublev, ranked No 9, will play Austrian Dominic Thiem next.
The Russian edged out Belarusian Ilya Ivashka (6-3, 5-7, 6-4) in the previous round.
In the previous rounds, Paul, ranked No 30, beat Spanish wildcard Martin Landaluce (6-3, 6-0) and Spanish qualifier Nicolas Alvarez Varona (6-3, 7-6 (3)).
Gijon ATP 250, other last eight results (Palacio de Deportes, EUR 612.000, most recent results first):
- Andy Murray vs. Sebastian Korda
- Arthur Rinderknech vs. Pablo Carreno Busta
- Dominic Thiem beat Francisco Cerundolo (4): 6-4, 6-3
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