British primary Cameron Norrie moved into the semi-finals of the Rio Open with a 6-1 3-6 6-2 victory over dwelling favorite Thiago Seyboth Wild.
Defending champion Norrie wrapped the primary arrange in half-hour however an error-strewn second set allowed the Brazilian to degree.
The 28-year-old raced to a 5-1 lead within the decider and sealed victory along with his fifth match level.
“I used to be simply actually pleased with how I fought laborious,” mentioned Norrie.
“It was so humid and it was robust bodily. I managed to interrupt there in the long run, so I am pleased with myself.”
Norrie, ranked twenty third, has reached his first ATP Tour semi-final since Could and can face 22-year-old Argentine qualifier and world quantity 113 Mariano Navone.
The opposite semi-final sees an all-Argentine encounter between Francisco Cerundolo and Sebastian Baez.
“I had a tricky patch on the finish of final 12 months and I simply wished to remain sturdy. It is wins like this that make it rely,” added Norrie.
No participant has gained the Rio Open twice, whereas Norrie has joined Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz in reaching the semi-final of the event the 12 months after profitable it.
On the Los Cabos Open in Mexico, Norway’s Casper Ruud beat Greece’s defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 7-6 (7-4) and can face both German prime seed Alexander Zverev or Australian Jordan Thompson within the closing.
