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Stuttgart, Germany

James Duckworth has crushed world No.14 Ben Shelton in a three-set tussle at an ATP 250 grass-court event in Stuttgart.

The American fired 21 aces of their second-round encounter – nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient to cease the Australian qualifier edging out a 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3 victory.

That is 32-year-old Duckworth’s fourth profession top-20 win and first since 2021. All three of his earlier top-20 wins had been on onerous courts.

The resurgent Duckworth’s reward is a quarterfinal showdown with former world No.6 and Wimbledon 2021 finalist Matteo Berrettini.

That is the world No.101’s third tour-level quarterfinal look of the season.

Aussies in motion – Stuttgart

RESULTS
Males’s singles, second spherical
[Q] James Duckworth (AUS) d [2] Ben Shelton (USA) 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3

COMING UP
Males’s singles, quarterfinals
[Q] James Duckworth (AUS) v Matteo Berrettini (ITA)

‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

Alex de Minaur has made a successful begin to the grass-court season, beating Belgium’s Zizou Bergs to maneuver into the quarterfinals at an ATP 250 event at ‘s-Hertogenbosch.

The world No.9, who was contesting his first match since reaching the Roland Garros quarterfinals earlier this month, scored a 7-5 6-4 victory.

“Zizou is a hell of competitor and a really difficult opponent and I’m very blissful I used to be in a position to sneak the win,” stated De Minaur, who acquired a first-round bye because the event’s prime seed. “First win of the grass-court season, so hopefully there are various, many extra.”

This units up a final-eight showdown with big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic, a former world No.3 and Wimbledon 2016 finalist.

Aleksandar Vukic can also be via to the quarterfinals after recording his career-best grass-court win.

The 28-year-old Australian eradicated world No.22 Karen Khachanov in a decent second-round conflict. With their rain-delayed match resuming tied at one-set apiece, world No.87 Vukic managed to shut out a 6-4 5-7 7-6(4) victory.

That is Vukic’s second profession win over a top-30 opponent and his first on grass.

Defending champion and native favorite Tallon Griekspoor awaits within the subsequent spherical.

In doubles motion, John-Patrick Smith has superior to the semifinals together with his German companion Andrea Mies. They scored a hard-fought win in opposition to Australia’s Rinky Hijikata and American Mackenzie McDonald within the quarterfinals.

Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson additionally gained via to the semifinals, nevertheless have since withdrawn from the event as a result of a proper shoulder harm for Purcell.

Aussies in motion – ‘s-Hertogenbosch

RESULTS
Males’s singles, second spherical
[1] Alex de Minaur (AUS) d [LL] Zizou Bergs (BEL) 7-5 6-4
Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) d [4] Karen Khachanov 6-4 5-7 7-6(4)
[2] Tommy Paul (USA) d Alexei Popyrin (AUS) 5-7 6-4 6-3

Males’s doubles, quarterfinals
John-Patrick Smith (AUS)/Andreas Mies (GER) d [WC] Rinky Hijikata (AUS)/Mackenzie McDonald (USA) 6-3 6-7(2) [10-7]
[4] Max Purcell (AUS)/Jordan Thompson (AUS) d Skander Mansouri (TUN)/Robin Haase (NED) 7-5 7-6(3)

Males’s doubles, semifinals
[1] Wesley Koolhof (NED)/Nikola Mektic (CRO) d [4] Max Purcell (AUS)/Jordan Thompson (AUS) walkover

COMING UP
Males’s singles, quarterfinals
[1] Alex de Minaur (AUS) v Milos Raonic (CAN)
Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) v [6] Tallon Griekspoor (NED)

Males’s doubles, semifinals
John-Patrick Smith (AUS)/Andreas Mies (GER) v [2] Nathaniel Lammons (USA)/Jackson Withrow (USA)

Nottingham, Nice Britain

Kimberly Birrell has the possibility to advance to her first tour-level singles semifinal at a WTA 250 event in Nottingham this week.

The 26-year-old from the Gold Coast is the final standing Australian on the occasion, following Ellen Perez bowing out within the doubles quarterfinals alongside American companion Nicole Melichar-Martinez.

Brit Harriet Dart teamed with France’s Diane Parry, Birrell’s upcoming quarterfinal opponent, to upset the second seeds 6-4 6-4.

Aussies in motion – Nottingham

RESULTS
Girls’s doubles, quarterfinals
Harriet Dart (GBR)/Diane Parry (FRA) d [2] Ellen Perez (AUS)/Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) 6-4 6-4

COMING UP
Girls’s singles, quarterfinals
[Q] Kimberly Birrell (AUS) v Diane Parry (FRA)