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Patna : World No 133 Carlos Alcaraz Garfia, 17, Spain, and World No 15 Pablo Carreno Busta, 29, Spain, reached the semi-finals of AnyTech365 Andalucia Open, an ATP 250 tournament at Marbella, Spain, on April 9, 2021. Carlos Alcaraz Garfia upset 3rd seed & World N0 26 Casper Ruud, 22, Norway, in straight sets 6-2,6-4 in only 78 minutes to reach his first ATP event semi-finals.
Garfia won 5 break points during the match to 2 by Norwegian Ruud. The Spainiard also won 3 games in a row in the match to 2 by Ruud. Garfia, in all, won 63 points during the match to 42 by Ruud. Garfia also fired 2 Aces. He will face World No 95 Jaume Munar, 23, Spain, in semi-finals at 5.50 pm on April 10, 2021.
Top seed Busta thumped World No 81 Kwon Soon-woo, 23, South Korea, in straight sets 6-4, 6-0 in QFs in just 66 minutes on April 9, 2021. winning 4 break points and 7 games in a row during the match. Busta also fired 7 Aces during the match to 4 by Kwon. Busta, in all, won 56 points during the match to 36 by Kwon. Busta will face 4th seed & World No 47 Albert Ramos-Vinolas, 33, Spain, in semi-finals at 4.30 pm on April 10, 2021.