Cobolli squeezes past Michelsen to reach semis in Washington
Flavio Cobolli edged out Alex Michelsen 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (2) on Friday evening. He’ll play the winner of the match between Canadian wildcard Denis Shapovalov and American Ben Shelton, the second seed, in the next round
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Italian Flavio Cobolli, the No 10 seed, edged out American Alex Michelsen, the No 15 seed, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (2) to advance to the last four of the Citi Open at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington on Friday evening.
Cobolli, ranked No 48, will play the winner of the match between Canadian wildcard Denis Shapovalov and American Ben Shelton, the second seed, next.
Ahead of his victory, the 22-year-old Italian won against Belgian David Goffin (7-6 (4), 6-3) and edged out Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the No 8 seed (1-6, 7-6, 7-6 (7)).
Michelsen, ranked No 60, defeated Italian qualifier Mattia Bellucci (6-3, 7-6 (1)) and qualifier Seong-Chan Hong (6-3, 6-3) earlier in the tournament.
Washington ATP 500, other last eight results (William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, hard, USD 2.100.230, most recent results first):
- Andrey Rublev vs. Frances Tiafoe
- Sebastian Korda vs. Jordan Thompson
- Denis Shapovalov vs. Ben Shelton
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