Rublev, Shapovalov, Coric, Raonic reach St. Petersburg semis
Posted October 16, 2020 7:00 am
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Andrey Rublev eased into the semifinals of the St. Petersburg Open after defeating Britain's Cameron Norrie 6-2, 6-1 on Friday.
The third-seeded Russian will play Denis Shapovalov for a place in Sunday's final. Second-seeded Shapovalov defeated Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 7-5.
Hard-serving American Reilly Opelka, who beat defending champion Daniil Medvedev on Thursday, was beaten by the seventh-seeded Borna Coric 7-6 (3), 6-3 in their quarterfinal.
Coric next faces 2015 champion Milos Raonic, who overcame the fourth-seeded Karen Khachanov 6-1, 7-6 (1).
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