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Patna : World No 24 Jannik Sinner, 19, Italy, World No 67 Kei Nishikori, 31, Japan, World No 107 Mackenzie McDonald, 26, USA, and World No 130 Jenson Brooksby, 20, USA, have reached the semi-finals at City Open, Washington, USA, an ATP 500 points Hard Court tournament.
Fifth seed Jannik Sinner defeated World No 81 Steve Johnson, 31 USA, in straight sets 6-4, 6-2 in quarter-final in 71 minutes winning 3 break points and 5 games in a row in the match on August 7, 2021. The Italian fired 7 Aces in the match to 2 by the American. Sinner, in all, won 62 points in the match to 42 by Johnson.
Kei Nishikori beat World No 50 & 5th seed Lloyd Harris, 24, South Africa, 6-3, 7-5 in quarter-final in 1 hr 53 minutes on August 7 overcoming 10 Aces fired by the South African. Nishikori served only 1 Ace in the match. Nishikori won 4 break points during the match to 1 by Harris, who had stunned top seed Rafael Nadal, Spain, in Round of 16. The Japanese won 4 games in a row in the match to 3 by the South African. Nishikori, in all, won 84 points in the match to 74 by Harris.
Mackenzie McDonald beat World No 103 Denis Kudal, 28, USA, 6-3, 6-2 in QF on August 7 winning 3 break points and 5 games in a row during the match. McDonals won 64 points during the match to 46 by Kudla. He fired 6 Aces in the match to 2 by Kudla. McDonald will face Nishikorin in SFs on August 8.
World No 130 Jenson Brooksby defeated 11th seed John Millman, 32, Australia, 6-1, 6-2 in 67 minutes in QF on August 6, 2021, winning 6 break points and 5 games in a row during the match. Brroksby won 59 points during the match to 34 points by World No 43 Millman. Brooksby had stunned 2nd seed & World No 15 Felix Auger Aliassime, 20, Canada, in Round of 16. Brooksby will face Sinner in SF on August 8, 2021.