The 21-year-old came back from a set and a double break down to defeat Marcos Giron in a semifinal thriller.

Also Wednesday: Shanghai champ Hubert Hurkacz fell to Zhang Zhizhen and Casper Ruud was ousted by Marcos Giron.

In China for the first time in four years, Murray won his first-round match at the Zhuhai Championships, while No. 1 seed Linette rolled in Guangzhou.

The world No. 1 was pushed to a final-set tiebreaker when his double break advantage and two match points went to waste Thursday evening.

The "Quad Fathers" edged past Italians Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Sonego to thrill the home crowd in their first men’s doubles match.

Another edition of Line Calls, another All-American battle under the lights at the BNP Paribas Open.

Mackenzie McDonald also advanced, setting up a second-round meeting with No. 2 seed Frances Tiafoe.

Can the Russian, comfortably into the second round, put a season to forget behind him with a fresh start Down Under?

The No. 2 seed fended off American Marcos Giron, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-2, ín the quarterfinals of the ASB Classic

The former NCAA champion made a long-awaited Top 50 debut after finishing runner-up at his first ATP final this fall.