Maxime Cressy and John Isner earned victories Thursday to set up a meeting in the semifinals of the Infosys Hall of Fame Open at Newport, Rhode Island.
Isner, the No. 2 seed, pushed through with a 7–6 (2), 6–7 (6), 7–6 (5) victory over No. 5 seed Benjamin Bonzi of France. Isner had 29 aces and put 65 percent of his first serves in play during a match that lasted just shy of three hours.
Cressy, the No. 4 seed, got past fellow American Steve Johnson with a 6–7 (3), 6–4, 6–4 victory. He overcame 12 double faults by logging 27 aces while winning 90 percent of first-serve points (55 of 61).
In the opposite side of the bracket, No. 1 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada fell 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 (4) to Jason Kubler of Australia in a second-round match. Kubler’s victory was the resumption of a match from Wednesday that was suspended due to darkness….