De Minaur to meet Fritz in Eastbourne semi-finals
Alex De Minaur beats Tommy Paul in three sets and will next meet another American – the No 3 seed Taylor Fritz for a place in the Eastbourne final
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Australian Alex de Minaur, the sixth seed, edged out American Tommy Paul 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 to move into the semi-finals of the Rothesay International Eastbourne on Thursday evening.
This was the first time that De Minaur dropped a set in three matched this week. He had earlier beaten Chilean Cristian Garin (6-3, 6-3) and Italian Lorenzo Sonego (7-6 (3), 6-2) in straight sets.
De Minaur, ranked No 24, will next meet third seed Taylor Fritz, of the United States. The American scored a 6-3, 6-2 win over Alexander Bublik.
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