John Isner, the tiebreak king, proved once more why he deserves that title as he edged eighth seed Marinko Matosevic 7-6 (8) in the first set of their quarter-final at the BB&T Atlanta Open. Once Isner had survived that close encounter, he broke for 4-3 in the second, and took the set 6-4 to reach the last four.
Defending champion Isner will face countryman Jack Sock who also came through a tough first set tiebreaker 7-6 (6) before cruising through the second 6-2.
The other semi-final will see Benjamin Becker take on Dudi Sela. Unseeded Sela upset fourth seeded Vasek Pospisil 7-5, 1-6, 6-2 to earn his first semi-final placing of 2014. Meanwhile Becker beat Thiemo de Bakker 6-4, 6-2.
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