Miomir Kecmanovic is inching nearer in the direction of his first ATP Tour title since September 2020.
The Serbian, who final triumphed three years in the past in Kitzbuhel, downed Marcos Giron 7-6(5), 6-3 to open Friday’s quarter-final motion on the 2023 Delray Beach Open. The World No. 33 saved 5 of six break factors confronted throughout his one-hour, 34-minute victory, which was halted by rain on a number of events.
Moldova’s Radu Albot upset second seed Tommy Paul 6-2, 6-2 to attain the seventh Top-20 win of his profession. The 33-year-old stayed regular from the baseline and gained 32 of 40 factors off his first serve to defeat the American.
Albot, who gained the Delray Beach Open in 2019, superior to his first semi-final since Singapore in 2021 (l. Bublik). Friday’s victory lifted Albot to No. 99 within the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings. He will subsequent meet Kecmanovic in Saturday’s semi-final.
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