30 July,2017 11:26 AM IST | Washington | Agencies
Gilles Muller, coming off a Wimbledon quarter-final run and upset of Rafael Nadal, reached the ATP BB&T Open semi-finals by defeating US qualifier Tommy Paul 6-3, 6-1 on Friday
Gilles Muller returns a forehand to Tommy Paul during their Atlanta Open quarter-final on Friday. Pic/Getty Images
Gilles Muller returns a forehand to Tommy Paul during their Atlanta Open quarter-final on Friday. Pic/Getty Images
Gilles Muller, coming off a Wimbledon quarter-final run and upset of Rafael Nadal, reached the ATP BB&T Open semi-finals by defeating US qualifier Tommy Paul 6-3, 6-1 on Friday.
The 34-year-old Luxembourg left-hander blasted 16 aces to oust the 20-year-old world number 291 in only 69 minutes to advance at the Atlanta hard court tune-up event for the US Open.
Third seed Muller booked a Saturday match-up against US second seed John Isner, a three-time Atlanta champion who fired 13 aces to oust Slovakia's Lukas Lacko 7-5, 6-4.
Wozniacki in Bastad semis
Bastad: Caroline Wozniacki chalked up a 41st win of the season as she breezed into the semi-finals of the Ericsson Open in Bastad.
Caroline Wozniacki
The top seed, who has won more matches than anyone else in 2017 without yet taking a title, took all but four games against Ukrainian qualifier Kateryna Kozlova.
The Swiss converted five of six break points, conceding her own service just once, as she wrapped things up 6-3, 6-1 in an hour and 11 minutes.
She will meet Belgium's Elise Mertens in the semis. Mertens defeated Aleksandra Krunic 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Third seed Caroline Garcia also progressed at Barbora Krejcikova's expense. Garcia was a 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 victor, with 10 aces along the way.
