Cameron Norrie’s brilliant run continues in Auckland

Cameron Norrie is two wins away from his ATP Tour singles title after reaching the last four of the ASB Classic.
British No 2 Norrie, who played under the New Zealand flag until 2013, overcame American Taylor Fritz 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 in just over an hour and 30 minutes to reach his fourth ATP semi-final.
Into the last 4️⃣ in Auckland.@cam_norrie reaches first semi-final at “home” 7-6(3) 6-3 over Fritz.#ASBClassic pic.twitter.com/dlA36wf3Fg
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) January 10, 2019
There were no breaks of serve in the opening set, which Norrie took via the tie-breaker, while the only break in the second set came in game eight.
Norrie, who lost his previous four semi-finals, will face world No 58 Jan-Lennard Struff for a place in the final after the German beat fourth seed Pablo Carreno Busta 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (9-7).
Finished with style.@Struffitennis reaches the #ASBClassic semi-final with a thrilling 7-6(5) 6-7(6) 7-6(7) win over Carreno-Busta. pic.twitter.com/Bkyy0A8mFK
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) January 10, 2019
Philipp Kohlschreiber, meanwhile, upset second seed Fabio Fognini 6-3, 6-1 in one hour and five minutes to set up a clash with Tennys Sandgren, who ousted Leonardo Mayer with a 6-3 7-6 (7-5) win.
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