ATLANTA/STARNBERG, July 29, 2023

Taylor Fritz reached his seventh semi-final of the season following a 6-4, 6-2 win over Kei Nishikori from Japan at the Atlanta Open on Friday. The top seed of the ATP 250 hard-court event sent down seven aces and won 86 per cent of his first-service points to advance in one hour and 13 minutes.

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Top seed @Taylor_Fritz97 takes out Nishikori 6-4, 6-2 to surge into the semifinals in Atlanta!#AtlantaOpen pic.twitter.com/ruJTNnzuja

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) July 28, 2023

“I’m super happy how I played today, getting better and better each day I feel like,” Fritz said in his on-court interview. “A lot of positives I can take into the next match. Kei has been around since I first started. He’s an incredible player and a great guy. I’m just happy to see him back playing again, having good results and hitting the ball well after being injured for so long.” 

Aiming for his second tour-level trophy of the season, World No. 9 Fritz will next meet fellow US-American J.J. Wolf. The No. 8 seed finished his 6-2, 6-3 victory over German Dominik Koepfer with only one unforced error. The encounter lasted one hour and 12 minutes.

FRIDAY RESULTS

Singles – Quarterfinals

[8] J. Wolf (USA) def. D. Koepfer (GER) 6-2, 6-3

[1] T. Fritz (USA) def. [PR] K. Nishikori (JPN) 6-4, 6-2

A. Vukic (AUS) def. [5] C. Eubanks (USA) 6-4, 6-4

[7] U. Humbert (FRA) def. [2] A. de Minaur (AUS) 7-6(4), 6-3

Doubles – Quarterfinals

[3] M. Melo (BRA) / J. Peers (AUS) def. W. Blumberg (USA) / R. Ram (USA) 6-3, 3-6, 13-11