Lorenzo Musetti battled past Ugo Humbert in three sets to reach the semi-finals of the Stockholm Open, winning 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-4 in a quarter-final that lasted two hours and 29 minutes on Thursday, Tennis Majors reported.

The third seed from Italy took a tight opening set on a tie-break before Humbert, the seventh seed from France, levelled the match by taking the second set 6-3. Humbert carried that momentum into the decider by breaking early, but Musetti hit back to turn the match around and close out the win.

The victory made Musetti the first Italian to reach the Stockholm semi-finals since Fabio Fognini in 2018, and it was his 10th win in 12 indoor hard-court matches this season, according to Field Level Media.

Musetti to face Fritz in the semi-finals

Musetti will next face top seed Taylor Fritz on Friday for a place in the final. The American reached the last four without playing after Denmark’s Holger Rune withdrew from their quarter-final with a right leg injury.

In the other semi-final, Alejandro Tabilo meets Thiago Agustin Tirante, completing a final-four line-up shaped by Thursday’s four quarter-finals.

Humbert, who hit 13 aces in defeat, ends his season in the last eight, while Musetti’s run in Stockholm continues into the final weekend of the ATP 250 event.