AUCKLAND, New Zealand — No. 1 seed Ben Shelton suffered a set all the way down to No. 7 Sebastien Baez when Thursday’s ASB Traditional quarterfinals had been suspended as a consequence of rain.
The primary quarterfinal, through which Marcos Giron defeated third-seeded Luciano Daldelli 1-6, 7-5, 6-4, took greater than seven hours to complete as a consequence of repeated rain interruptions.
No. 8 Shelton and No. 39 Baez lastly took the courtroom firstly of the scheduled night time session, with Baez main 6-4, 0-1, when a thunderstorm introduced heavy rain and halted play for the day.
The match will conclude in an additional session on Friday, when good climate is predicted. The winner should additionally play the semi-finals on the identical day.
