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Top-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany will meet unseeded Russian Roman Safiullin within the Chengdu Open remaining in Chengdu, China.
Zverev saved all 5 break factors and fired 9 aces in a 6-3, 7-6 (2) semifinal win on Monday towards No. 3 seed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria. Zverev is chasing his first hard-court title because the Nitto ATP Finals in November 2021.
Standing in the best way is Safiullin, who reached the ultimate of the ATP 250 occasion with a 6-3, 6-4 upset towards No. 2 seed Lorenzo Musetti of Italy. Safiullin struck 9 aces and by no means confronted a break level within the 89-minute match.
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No. 1 seed Karen Khachanov of Russia halted a doubtful semifinal streak and can tackle eighth-seeded Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan for the ATP 250 hard-court title in Zhuhai, China.
Khachanov’s 7-5, 6-4 defeat of No. 4 seed Sebastian Korda ended his five-match semifinal skid, placing him in his first remaining since Adelaide in January 2022. He received 83 % of his first-service factors (30 of 36) towards Korda.
Nishioka superior Monday with a 6-4, 6-4 win towards Russia’s Aslan Karatsev. Karatsev completed with a 29-8 edge in winners but additionally dedicated 20 unforced errors to Nishioka’s 5.
–Field Level Media