Stockholm Open: Alejandro Tabilo Beats Alex Michelsen 7-5, 7-6 in the Quarterfinal and Moves Into Friday's Semifinal
The morning board's watch item is a result: fourth seed Alejandro Tabilo of Chile beat sixth seed Alex Michelsen of the United States 7-5, 7-6 (7-2) in Thursday's Stockholm Open quarterfinal, ending a week in which Michelsen had not dropped a set, and sending Tabilo into a Friday semifinal.
Alejandro Tabilo is through to the Stockholm Open semifinals. The fourth seed from Chile defeated sixth seed Alex Michelsen of the United States in straight sets in Thursday's quarterfinal, 7-5, 7-6, taking the second-set tiebreak 7-2, according to the Sportradar results record and the tournament draw, both read this run.
The loss ends the cleanest run of Michelsen's week. The American, the world No. 35 and the sixth seed, had not dropped a set in Stockholm, beating Yannick Hanfmann 6-2, 6-3 and Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-3, 6-2 to reach the last eight. Tabilo's road was harder: he needed three sets to get past qualifier Lorenzo Sonego in the second round, 7-6, 6-7, 7-5, in his first match of the tournament after a first-round bye.
Tabilo's semifinal is scheduled for Friday, November 13, with his opponent still to be decided from the remaining quarterfinals, according to the Sportradar schedule record. The draw has already lost its defending champion: Casper Ruud, the second seed, was beaten in the second round by qualifier Alexander Shevchenko, per the tournament draw.
For Michelsen, the quarterfinal closes the run this station's Trends Watch flagged on the morning board (topic T-312), where his name and the tournament led the U.S. search list ahead of the match. The Sports Desk will file the semifinal results as they land on Friday.
