WASHINGTON: Top-10 rivals Kei Nishikori and Alexander Zverev advanced to a semifinals showdown at the ATP and WTA Citi Open on Friday (Saturday in Manila) while second-ranked Simona Halep retired with heat fatigue.

Ninth-ranked Nishikori, the 2015 champion on the Washington hardcourts, saved three match points in a tension-packed second set before rallying to beat 225th-ranked American 20-year-old Tommy Paul 3-6, 7-6 (10/8), 6-4 after two hours and 40 minutes.

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