MUNICH — American Ben Shelton superior to his second clay-court semifinals by beating Luciano Darderi, whereas top-seeded Alexander Zverev rallied to beat Tallon Griekspoor on the BMW Open on Friday.
Shelton, who received the Houston title on clay a yr in the past, hit 29 winners to Darderi’s 12 in a 6-4, 6-3 victory in chilly temperatures in Bavaria.
Shelton, the No. 2 seed, subsequent faces Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo for a spot within the closing. The fifth-seeded Cerundolo moved into the final 4 by defeating David Goffin 6-2, 6-4.
Earlier than the match, Shelton attended his first skilled soccer sport when Bayern Munich drew with rival Borussia Dortmund 2-2 final Saturday.
In reaching his ninth tour-level semifinal, Shelton ended Darderi’s career-best profitable streak at seven matches, which included the Marrakech title.
The third-ranked Zverev held off Griekspoor 6-7 (6), 7-6 (3), 6-4 and can subsequent face Fabian Marozsan or Zizou Bergs within the semifinals.