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ATP Live Race To Turin: Alex de Minaur dispatched Jakub Mensik 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals at the Vienna Open, keeping his hopes of qualifying for the Nitto ATP Finals alive.

The 25-year-old, currently ninth in the ATP Live Race To Turin, dug deep and emerged victorious in two hours and 34 minutes.

Mensik was the first to switch gears as the opening set went into a tie-break. He employed aggressive groundstrokes and forced errors from the Australian to claim the first set 7-6(2). He fired 24 winners in the first set, including nine aces, according to the ATP stats.