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John Isner and Fabio Fognini continue their pushes to reach the ATP Finals after moving into the Stockholm Open last four on Friday.
American Tennys Sandgren 7-6 (10-8) 6-7 (5-7) 7-6 (7-2) in the quarter-finals of the ATP 250 event.
The top seed is on track for the next season.
Fognini remains a chance of qualifying for the tournament, the South Korean Chung Hyeon retired when trailing 7-5 2-1.
Ernests Gulbis, Isner's next opponent, upset Jack Sock 4-6 6–3 6-4, while Stefanos Tsitsipas was a 6-3 7-6 (7-4) winner against Philipp Kohlschreiber.
Richard Gasquet survived a huge scare to reach the European Open semi-final, while an all-Russian last-four clash was set up in Moscow.
Gasquet, the fourth seed in Antwerp, saved a match point before edging past Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (11-9) in their quarter-final on Friday.
While the Frenchman battled, his last-four opponent – Kyle Edmund – received a walkover against qualify Ilya Ivashka.
The other semi-final will see Gael Monfils face Diego Schwartzman after both recorded straight-sets wins.
Monfils was too good for Vasek Pospisil 7-5 6-4 and Schwartzman cruised past Gilles Simon 6-4 6-3.
At the Kremlin Cup, Daniil Medvedev and Karen Khachanov moved into an all-Russian semi-final.
Medvedev, the second seed, lucky overcame Ricardas Berankis 6-2 1-6 6-4, while third seed Khachanov beat Mirza Basic 6-2 7-6 (7-5).
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