Denis Shapovalov from Canada beat American Taylor Fritz 7-5, 6-4 on Friday at the Delray Beach Open to earn his second semifinal berth of his career.
The 18-year-old Shapovalov onlye lost five points on his first serve and was never broken. Its not yet decided whoi will be Shapovalovs opponent at saturdays matchbecause the late match Friday between No. 8-seeded Chung Hyeon of South Korea and American wild-card Frances Tiafoe was suspended because of rain. That match will be played on Saturday.
The second semifinal will match American Steve Johnson against Peter Gojowczyk of Germany. Johnson advanced by beating Evgeny Donsoy of Russia 6-1, 6-4, and Gojowczyk defeated American Reilly Opelka with the score 7-6 (5), 6-3.
