Tiafoe tops Cobolli, books spot in semi-finals at Delray Beach
Frances Tiafoe won against Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 6-2 on Friday evening and will face American Tommy Paul, the No 3 seed, in the next round
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American Frances Tiafoe, the second seed, advanced to the last 4 of the Delray Beach Open by beating Italian lucky loser Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 6-2 at the Delray Beach Stadium and Tennis Center on Friday evening.
Tiafoe, ranked No 15, will play American Tommy Paul, the No 3 seed, next.
The American won against qualifier Radu Albot (7-6 (5), 7-6 (4)) ahead of his victory.
Earlier in the tournament, Cobolli, ranked No 72, edged out Japanese Taro Daniel (1-6, 6-2, 7-6 (1)) and defeated American qualifier Zachary Svajda (6-4, 6-7 (1), 6-2).
Delray Beach ATP 250, other last 8 results (Delray Beach Stadium and Tennis Center, hard, USD 661.585, most recent results first):
- Taylor Fritz vs. Rinky Hijikata
- Marcos Giron vs. Patrick Kypson
- Tommy Paul beat Jordan Thompson: 6-4, 6-3
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