Overview
- Reilly Opelka upset top seed Daniil Medvedev 7-6(5) 7-6(5) with 24 aces and capitalized on five Medvedev double faults to book a semifinal spot at the Libema Open.
- Gabriel Diallo knocked out third seed Karen Khachanov 7-6(6) 6-4, setting up a clash with second seed Ugo Humbert in the other semifinal.
- After falling in qualifying, Opelka entered the main draw as a lucky loser and beat Jesper de Jong and Nicolas Jarry before his victory over Medvedev.
- Opelka will face either Estonian qualifier Mark Lajal or Belgium’s Zizou Bergs in Saturday’s semifinal.
- Opelka’s win guarantees his return to the world’s top 10 on Monday’s ATP rankings update.