The Pole and the American will face each other in the first fight for the grand final
Korda beat his compatriot Shelton, while Hurkacz did the same with Marozsan
After the debacle of the big favorites in the draw, Shanghai You already know your first two contenders for the grand final.
Sebastian Korda number 26 in world tennis, today became the second player to qualify for the semifinals of the Shanghai Masters after beating his compatriot in the quarterfinals Ben Sheltonlocated in 20th place in the ATP ranking.
The match lasted 2 hours and 55 minutes and it was resolved in three sets with two tie breaks that left a final result of 6-7 (10), 6-2 and 7-6 (6) in favor of ‘Sebi’.
Like the other quarterfinal match held today (Marozsan-Hurkacz), the confrontation between the two American tennis players was until now unprecedented within the framework of the international circuit.
After his victory, Korda will face the Pole Hurkaczwho also won the aforementioned duel today in three sets (4-6, 6-1, 6-3) to become the first semi-finalist of the tournament.
The other duel prior to the final will come from the matches that will be held this Friday between the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov and the Chilean Nicolás Jarry and between the Russian Andrey Rublev – the only ‘top 10’ left alive in the tournament – and the Frenchman Ugo Humbert.