Munar-Ruud and Shapovalov-Paul on the Dallas semi-final schedule

Adrien Guyot

le 08/02/2025 à 07h18

2 min to read

Dallas Munar Paul Ruud Shapovalov

The ATP 500 tournament in Dallas continued on Friday night with the quarter-finals of this 2025 edition.

First quarter-final: Jaume Munar versus Matteo Arnaldi. The Spaniard was the surprise winner over Ben Shelton in the previous round, and his confidence is growing.

Despite 5 double faults, the 64th-ranked Spaniard won in three sets (6-4, 3-6, 6-3).

In his second semi-final of the season after Hong Kong, Munar will face Casper Ruud. The Norwegian, seeded number 2, has held his own in this tournament so far.

The three-time Grand Slam finalist took advantage of Yoshihito Nishioka's withdrawal (7-5, 3-2 ab) to reach the last four.

Munar and Ruud had faced each other in the first round of the Australian Open a few weeks ago, and it was the 5th-ranked player in the ATP rankings who won in five sets.

Another player who has qualified for the semi-finals in Dallas is Denis Shapovalov. In fine form after eliminating Miomir Kecmanovic and then Taylor Fritz, seeded number 1, in the last 16, the Canadian won again, this time over Tomas Machac (7-6, 6-0).

For a place in the final, Shapovalov will have to face Tommy Paul. The last American still in the running in Dallas, the world No. 9 eliminated his third consecutive compatriot.

After Jenson Brooksby and Ethan Quinn, the Melbourne quarter-finalist this time put an end to Reilly Opelka (7-6, 6-2).

Last year's winner in the same tournament, Paul can still look forward to a double that hasn't been achieved in Dallas since Ryan Sweeting in 2009 and 2010. Back then, the tournament was still part of the Challengers category.