Top-seeded Rafael Nadal advanced to the semifinals of the Hamburg Open in Germany by beating fifth-seeded Pablo Cuevas, 6-3, 6-2. Nadal’s semifinal opponent will be Andreas Seppi.
Lucas Pouille, a qualifier, upset Benoît Paire, 6-3, 6-2, to set up a semifinal encounter against Fabio Fognini, who beat Aljaz Bedene, 6-4, 7-5.
u25a0 The two-time defending champion John Isner ran his Atlanta Open winning streak to 10 matches, advancing to the semifinals with a 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory over Ricardis Berankis. The top-seeded Isner will face Denis Kudla, a qualifier who defeated Dudi Sela, 7-5, 6-0.