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Fritz wins twice in a day to move into Eastbourne semis, Davidovich Fokina downs Mensik

Taylor Fritz returns against Marcos Giron in Eastbourne
Taylor Fritz returns against Marcos Giron in EastbourneGlyn Kirk / AFP

Taylor Fritz enjoyed two wins in one day as the world number five beat Joao Fonseca and Marcos Giron on Thursday to move closer to a fourth Eastbourne title.

Fritz's second-round clash with rising Brazilian star Fonseca was suspended at one set all due to bad light on Wednesday.

Defending champion Fritz took the first set 6-3, but the 18-year-old Fonseca, ranked 57th, hit back to win the second 7-6(5).

When play resumed on Thursday morning, Fritz won the deciding set 7-5 to reach the last eight.

The 27-year-old, who won the grass-court tournament in Stuttgart earlier in June, returned to court just hours later and was pushed to the brink by fellow American Giron.

Top-seeded Fritz eventually prevailed against the world number 46, winning 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 to book a semi-final date with Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Friday.

Davidovich Fokina, ranked 28th, beat Czech third seed Jakub Mensik 6-4, 7-5 in the quarter-finals.

The other semi-final pits French fourth seed Ugo Humbert against American world number 149 Jenson Brooksby.

Humbert beat Billy Harris 7-6(4), 6-1, while Brooksby, who entered the tournament as a 'lucky loser' after a withdrawal, defeated Dan Evans 6-2, 6-3.

Follow the men's action in Eastbourne here.

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