Munar, Fonseca Advance as Canadians Retire in Basel

Unseeded Jaume Munar of Spain and Joao Fonseca of Brazil advanced to the semifinals of the Swiss Indoors Basel on Friday, as both of their Canadian opponents retired midway through their quarterfinal matches.

No. 5 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime trailed 6-3 when he retired before the start of the second set against Munar. Fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov, the ninth seed, was undone by nine double faults and five service breaks before retiring down 4-1 in the deciding set of Fonseca’s 3-6, 6-3, 4-1 victory.

Munar and Fonseca will square off in one semifinal, while the other will feature Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain against Ugo Humbert of France. Davidovich Fokina dominated Casper Ruud in a first-set tiebreaker and advanced 7-6 (1) after the Norwegian was forced to retire. Humbert wrapped up a 7-6 (0), 6-4 win over American qualifier Reilly Opelka, ending his deep run in Basel.

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Sinner, de Minaur Set Semifinal Clash in Vienna

World No. 2 Jannik Sinner cruised into the semifinals of the Erste Bank Open in Vienna, Austria, with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik on Friday. The top-seeded Italian didn’t face a single break point and maintained his strong serving rhythm throughout.

Sinner will next meet Alex de Minaur, who defeated Italy’s Matteo Berrettini 6-1, 7-6 (4). The third-seeded Australian struck 20 winners and overcame three wasted match points in the second set before closing the tiebreaker.

In the other semifinal, Alexander Zverev advanced after Tallon Griekspoor withdrew with a back injury. Zverev, the No. 2 seed, will face Lorenzo Musetti, who dispatched France’s Corentin Moutet 6-3, 6-4 in straight sets.

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