Shelton overcomes Thompson in Dallas, sets up Paul showdown

Ben Shelton, the No 3 seed, edged out Australian Jordan Thompson, the No 7 seed, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals of the Dallas Open at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex on Friday.

Shelton, ranked No 16, will play second-seeded American Tommy Paul on Saturday.

Ahead of his victory, the 21-year-old American defeated Michael Mmoh (6-3, 6-3).

Thompson, ranked No 44, previously defeated American wild card Adam Neff (6-3, 6-1) and American lucky loser Denis Kudla (6-1, 6-1).

Dallas ATP 250, other last eight results (Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex, hard, USD 756.020):

• Adrian Mannarino vs. James Duckworth
• Frances Tiafoe vs. Marcos Giron
• Tommy Paul beat Dominik Koepfer (8): 7-5, 6-3