A fantastic February continued Thursday for Denis Shapovalov.
The Canadian tennis player won his eighth match in a row and advanced to the Mexican Open semifinals with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over American Marcos Giron in Acapulco.
The ninth-seeded Shapovalov, who captured the Dallas Open earlier this month, will face the winner of a match between Spain’s and Mexico’s Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez in the semis on Friday night.
The tournament is wide open, with none of the top seven seeds advancing to the final four.
Three of the top five seeds either withdrew or retired from matches earlier in the week due to stomach issues.
Shapovalov, currently ranked 32nd in the world, achieved his first career victory over Giron, having previously faced him twice, with Giron winning their latest encounter at the Adelaide tournament earlier this year.
If he triumphs in this ATP Tour 500 event, Shapovalov could ascend to as high as No. 22 in the world rankings.