Overview
- Tomas Machac beat Tommy Paul 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the Adelaide International championship match.
- He awaits the winner of Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs Ugo Humbert, with Humbert entering their semifinal without dropping a set this week.
- Machac said lingering right-knee pain from late last year has cleared as he builds toward the Australian Open.
- Paul’s run ended with another Adelaide semifinal defeat, his third at the event, after receiving back treatment earlier in the week.
- Quarterfinals set up the last four: Davidovich Fokina def. Valentin Vacherot, Humbert def. Alexander Shevchenko, Paul def. Aleksandar Vukic, and Machac def. Jaume Munar.