ATP Brisbane: Dimitrov beats wildcard Hijikata to move into semis

Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, the second seed, moved into the semi-finals of the Brisbane Open by defeating Australian wildcard Rinky Hijikata 6-1, 6-4 at the Queensland Tennis Centre on Friday.

Dimitrov, ranked No 14, will play the winner of the match between former world No 1 Rafael Nadal and Australian Jordan Thompson next.

The Bulgarian won against Andy Murray (4-6, 7-5, 6-2) and German Daniel Altmaier (6-1, 6-2) earlier in the week.

In the previous rounds of the Brisbane tournament, Hijikata, ranked No 71, won against Thanasi Kokkinakis (7-6 (8), 6-2) and edged out qualifier Tomas Machac (5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (4)).

Brisbane ATP 250, Other Quarter-Final results (Queensland Tennis Centre, USD 661,585):

• Holger Rune (1) beat James Duckworth (Q): 6-2, 7-6 (6)
• Roman Safiullin beat Matteo Arnaldi: 7-6 (4), 6-2
• Rafael Nadal vs. Jordan Thompson

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