Shelton shocked by Tirante in Houston as Tiafoe progresses to semi-finals

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tirante-thiago-agustin/jBkGDj34/"]Tirante[/a], ranked 83rd in the world, notched his [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/shelton-b-QNuG0Gzb/tirante-t-a-jBkGDj34/?mid=80DAOZGF"]second career win[/a] over a top-10 player as he sent the ninth-ranked [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shelton-ben/QNuG0Gzb/"]Shelton[/a] packing to reach the second ATP semi-final of his career.[/p][p][b]"I knew that Ben was a very difficult player, a great player, so I had to take more risks at some times of the match," said Tirante, who fended off a break point early in the third set and broke Shelton for a 5-4 lead before serving it out with a comfortable hold.[/b][/p][p][b]"I did sometimes good, I did sometimes bad, but that's the key. (I had to stay) mentally strong all the time and try to break the serve - he serves amazing."[/b][/p][embed guid="df291305-eac7-4f8b-b56a-7c21a6e00946" url="https://x.com/atptour/status/2040185808309621201" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/burruchaga-roman-andres/CE7B5N90/"]Burruchaga[/a], ranked 77th, upset third-seeded American [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tien-learner/xUHOBJK6/"]Learner Tien[/a], ranked 22nd in the world, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/burruchaga-r-a-CE7B5N90/tien-l-xUHOBJK6/?mid=fDBRdDWQ"]7-5, 6-4[/a] to reach his first career semi-final.[/p][p]The son of former soccer player Jorge Burruchaga, who won the World Cup with Argentina in 1986, the 24-year-old had already knocked out another member of the world top 40 on Thursday, 33rd-ranked local favourite [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nakashima-brandon/ETGnbrpH/"]Brandon Nakashima[/a].[/p][p]Second-seeded American [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tiafoe-frances/AHDLJaph/"]Frances Tiafoe[/a] saved a match point in the third set tiebreaker to reach the semi-finals with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/popyrin-a-fJjLpuNq/tiafoe-f-AHDLJaph/?mid=EwxXUcrA"]3-6, 6-4, 7-6(6)[/a] victory over Australian [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/popyrin-alexei/fJjLpuNq/"]Alexei Popyrin[/a].[/p][p]Tiafoe will face fourth-seeded [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/paul-tommy/pd3ye1BS/"]Tommy Paul[/a] in an All-American semi after Paul beat Argentina's sixth-seeded [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/etcheverry-tomas-martin/AXL5qpKa/"]Tomas Etcheverry[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/etcheverry-t-m-AXL5qpKa/paul-t-pd3ye1BS/?mid=ALDsrLD5"]6-4, 6-2[/a].[/p]