Houston Open LIVE: Defending champion Cristian Garin suffered a 3-6, 4-6 defeat John Isner in one of the semifinals of Houston Open 2022, while wildcard entrant Nick Kyrgios lost against third seed Reilly Opelka 3-6, 5-7 defeat in another last-four contest at the US Men’s Clay Court Championships on Saturday. Follow InsideSport.IN for more updates
Houston Open LIVE: John Isner BEATS Cristian Garin, Reilly Opelka comes up trumps against Nick Kyrgois to qualify for FINAL – Follow LIVE updates
John Isner beats Cristian Garin
- In a humdinger of a contest, John Isner held on to his nerves to secure a win against Cristian Garin. The American lost the first set against the Chilean 4-6, but bounced back to turn things around with 6-3, 6-4 victories.
Garin vs Isner Head-to-Head: This was the fourth meeting between both the players. Currently, the head-to-head stats is at 2-2.
Houston Open LIVE: John Isner BEATS Cristian Garin, Reilly Opelka comes up trumps against Nick Kyrgois to qualify for FINAL – Follow LIVE updates
Reilly Opelka beats Nick Kyrgios
Third seed Reilly Opelka defeated wildcard entrant Nick Kyrgios to qualify for the final.
- Reilly Opelka, who certainly is one of the favourites in this tournament, won the first set very comfortably with a 6-3 margin. Kyrgios put up a better fight in the second set but still came up short, as Opelka won 7-5.
Opelka vs Kyrgios Head-to-Head: Prior to this match, they met only once during last year’s ATP 1000 Masters in Canada. Opelka won the contest 4-6, 7-6, 6-4. Opelka now has a 2-0 win record against Kyrgios.
Houston Open LIVE: John Isner BEATS Cristian Garin, Reilly Opelka comes up trumps against Nick Kyrgois to qualify for FINAL – Follow LIVE updates