Overview
- Semifinals feature Learner Tien vs. Nishesh Basavareddy and Alexander Blockx vs. Nicolai Budkov Kjær on Saturday in Jeddah.
- Blockx went 3-0 in the Red Group and dropped only two sets, clinching a semifinal berth before the final round-robin session.
- Tien rebounded from an opening-night loss to Rafael Jodar by defeating Martin Landaluce and then Budkov Kjær in four sets to secure advancement.
- Basavareddy advanced after a straight-sets win over Justin Engel, with his place confirmed when Blockx beat Dino Prizmic.
- Jodar stunned top seed Tien on Day 1 and finished 2-1 but missed the last four on tiebreak criteria in a tight group decided by short-set formats and sudden-death points.