Fils takes down second seed Musetti to reach semi-finals of Barcelona Open

[p]Young Frenchman [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arthur-fils/IoIhUqIN/"]Fils[/a], ranked 30th, will take on in-form Spaniard [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jodar-rafael/OdngshVK/"]Rafael Jodar[/a] on Saturday after he downed Briton [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/norrie-cameron/pvzhJGY8/"]Cameron Norrie[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/jodar-r-OdngshVK/norrie-c-pvzhJGY8/?mid=pfMu9uxo"]6-3, 6-2[/a].[/p][p]Clay expert [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/musetti-lorenzo/xtH2ODVI/"]Musetti[/a] survived two break points in the eighth game of the first set, but the 21-year-old Fils took his third to claim a 5-3 lead [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/arthur-f-IoIhUqIN/musetti-l-xtH2ODVI/?mid=6ZsB1iwg"]and then served out.[/a][/p][p]Fils, who came back from an eight-month injury absence in February, has been in strong form, finishing as runner-up to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcaraz-garfia-carlos/UkhgIFEq/"]Carlos Alcaraz[/a] in Doha.[/p][p]He wrapped up the second set of the quarter-final clash with a break in the ninth game and then finished by winning to love on his serve.[/p][p][b]"I was happy with the performance today, pretty solid throughout," [/b]said Fils.[/p][p][b]"With Lorenzo, it is always very tough because he can change the rhythm."[/b][/p][embed guid="eb5dc3f6-9e52-4917-848d-bd91647073e0" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTIjy_Q9QCM" social-type="youtube" /][p]Jodar, 19, has won all three of his matches this week in straight sets, including against world number 24 Norrie.[/p][p]Ranked 55th, Jodar broke three times in a topsy-turvy first set, as well as conceding two breaks of his own.[/p][p]The Spaniard picked off Norrie in the second set with breaks in the fifth and seventh games to triumph.[/p][p][b]"We want more, we have to continue, it will be a new battle tomorrow and thanks to the fans for coming to support me,"[/b] said Jodar.[/p][embed guid="66829082-e0e5-466c-9ddc-3f17a0c5b659" url="https://x.com/atptour/status/2045190701164449943" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"I'm a calm person and that mentality helps me handle games like this."[/b][/p][p]Earlier, fifth seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rublev-andrey/AeAn4gP0/"]Andrey Rublev[/a] eased to a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/machac-t-S44E7UYr/rublev-a-AeAn4gP0/?mid=OSanrpSa"]6-4, 6-3[/a] win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/machac-tomas/S44E7UYr/"]Tomas Machac[/a], and he will face qualifier [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/medjedovic-hamad/nDcBkcu7/"]Hamad Medjedovic[/a], who ousted [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-minaur-alex/EZgZ9Xfh/"]Alex de Minaur[/a] earlier in the week, after he defeated [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/borges-nuno/hzbEPIOa/"]Nuno Borges[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/borges-n-hzbEPIOa/medjedovic-h-nDcBkcu7/?mid=Ei7ESFfL"]7-6(6), 6-2[/a].[/p][p]World number two Alcaraz withdrew with a wrist injury on Wednesday and on Friday pulled out of next week's Madrid Masters.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/tennis/atp-singles/barcelona/"]Follow the Barcelona Open with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]