For this third quarter-final of the Shanghai Masters 1000, Taylor Fritz, 26, finalist of the last US Open, controlled the Belgian who had a good tournament beating Lorenzo Musetti (18th) and the world number 2, the German Alexander Zverev in the round of 16.
No victory against Djoko
But this Friday, the American, 7th in the world, never trembled to win in two sets: 6-3, 6-4. In the semi-final, Fritz will play against the winner of the quarter between Novak Djokovic (4th) and the surprising 19-year-old Czech, Jakub Mensik (65th). Facing the Serb, the Californian remains with an unflattering record of no victories for nine defeats.
David Goffin, who will be on the verge of the top 50 in the ATP, was fragile on serve, with second balls that were much too soft to prevent the American from attacking him in return. The Belgian won only 35% of the points he scored with a second ball. After winning the first set 6-3, Fritz quickly broke, then stayed ahead.
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The other semi-final in Shanghai will pit world number 1, Italian Jannik Sinner against Czech Tomáš Macháč, who defeated Carlos Alcaraz.
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