Dominic Thiem and Stan Wawrinka reach St Petersburg semi-finals
Dominic Thiem and Stan Wawrinka secured their places in the St Petersburg Open semi-finals with contrasting wins.
Top seed Thiem required three sets to beat Russian hope Daniil Medvedev, winning 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7-2) in just over two hours.
The Austrian will face fifth seed Roberto Bautista Agut for a place in the final after the Spaniard beat Marco Cecchinato of Italy 7-6 (7-0), 6-3.
Wawrinka, who struggled for form earlier this year after spending several months on the sidelinse following knee surgery, continues to look like his former self match-by-match.
The three-time Grand Slam winner required only one hour and 11 minutes to beat defending St Petersburg Open champion Damir Dzumhur 6-3, 6-4.
Job done ✅@stanwawrinka produces a solid display in St. Petersburg to set up a semi-final meeting with Martin Klizan 👊#spbopen pic.twitter.com/GBqvea8AxF
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) September 21, 2018
He will face Martin Klizan, who came from a set down to beat seventh seed Denis Shapovalov 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, in the last four.
“The level of my play was good today and the win makes me feel positive,” Wawrinka said.
He added: “I expect an interesting match with Klizan in the semis. We’ve played a couple of times in the past and it was always really tough.”
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