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IEB+ Argentina Open (Buenos Aires)
Brazilian teenager João Fonseca saved two match points en route to a dramatic 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 victory over home favorite Mariano Navone on Friday. The 18-year-old found himself down 15-40 and 30-40 with Navone serving for the match in the third set, but Fonseca rallied to break serve and extend the contest. He closed with 10 aces, saving 9 of 14 break points, to book his first career ATP semifinal.
Fonseca will next face Serbian qualifier Laslo Djere, who defeated Brazil’s Thiago Seyboth Wild 7-6 (3), 6-3. Spain’s Pedro Martinez also advanced after No. 3 seed Lorenzo Musetti of Italy withdrew (leg injury). Top-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany was slated to meet Argentina’s No. 5 seed Francisco Cerúndolo later Friday.
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Open 13 Provence (Marseille, France)
Top seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia breezed past Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany 6-3, 6-2 to earn a semifinal berth, while second-seeded Ugo Humbert of France dismissed Italy’s No. 7 seed Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 6-4.
Medvedev will next face Serbian qualifier Hamad Medjedovic, who pulled out a gritty 7-5, 6-7 (7), 6-4 victory over Germany’s Daniel Altmaier. Humbert awaits Belgium’s Zizou Bergs, who led 7-5 when China’s Zhizhen Zhang retired.
Delray Beach Open (Florida)
Seventh-seeded Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia battled back from a set down to knock off American No. 5 seed Marcos Giron 2-6, 6-4, 6-2. Kecmanovic won 81.8 percent (36 of 44) of his first-serve points. Up next, he’ll face No. 3 seed Alex Michelsen, who edged Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie 7-6 (3), 7-5.
In Friday’s night session, top seed Taylor Fritz (U.S.) was set to take on Spanish No. 8 seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, while fourth-seeded Matteo Arnaldi of Italy clashed with American No. 6 seed Brandon Nakashima.
