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Gilles Muller, Isner advance to Atlanta semi-finals

Updated on: 30 July,2017 11:26 AM IST  |  Washington
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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, Isner advance to Atlanta semi-finals

Gilles Muller returns a forehand to Tommy Paul during their Atlanta Open quarter-final on Friday. Pic/Getty Images

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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.



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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.

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