John Millman upsets Grigor Dimitrov in straight units to succeed in the semifinals of the Delray Seashore Open.
Delray Seashore, Florida, USA , 19 February 2022 | Vivienne Christie
John Millman will contest his first ATP-level semifinal since October 2020 after an upset of No.3 seed Grigor Dimitrov on the Delray Seashore Open.
The 91st-ranked Millman recorded a 6-4 6-4 win over world No.26 Dimitrov to arrange a showdown with Reilly Opelka.
Millman final progressed to the semifinals of Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, the place he went on to assert a primary ATP title.
The Australian progressed on the ATP 250 event in Florida with an all-round strong efficiency towards Dimitrov.
He gained an ascendancy within the 46-minute first set with a break within the ninth recreation and recovered from a dropped service break early within the second.
Clawing again from a 0-3 deficit, Millman gained one other break within the ninth recreation and consolidated to safe victory after 94 minutes.
Magnificent Millman 🙌
Massive win for Johnny as he takes down Dimitrov 6-4 6-4 to safe a spot within the semi-finals in Delray!@DelrayBeachOpen pic.twitter.com/FEveyxUaEt
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) February 19, 2022
“I weathered just a few little storms there and managed to carry my nerve there on the finish,” mentioned Millman, who famous Dimitrov’s constant dominance.
“He’s been a very good participant for thus lengthy. You need to come out right here and it’s a must to play good tennis.
“You need to deal with your service video games and it’s a must to play high quality from the again of the court docket as a result of he’s so good at transitioning.”
With wins this week over Maxime Cressy and Marcos Giron, Millman will goal to keep up momentum towards top-20 ranked Opelka.
The 211 cm-American is a Delray Seashore native, who final week claimed a 3rd profession singles title in Dallas.
“Clearly Reilly’s a neighborhood right here and tremendous assured coming off a win in Dallas and had such a very good 2021. Not too dissimilar to Maxime Cressy, who I performed first spherical,” mentioned Millman of the second-seeded Opelka.
“I’m going to must take care of my service video games and Reilly’s acquired the most effective serves on tour and he’s additionally a very good man.
“I’m going to compete like I all the time do, and we’ll see if we will win a pair extra.”
RESULTS
Males’s singles, quarterfinals
John Millman (AUS) d [3] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 6-4 6-4
COMING UP
Males’s singles, semifinals
John Millman (AUS) v [2] Reilly Opelka (USA)
