Tommy Paul enjoys best clay result to reach Rome semis

Paul broke the big-serving Hurkacz seven times, while dropping his own serve six times.

Before beating Medvedev, Paul had never defeated a top-20 player on clay. Now he's defeated two top-10 players back-to-back for the first time in his career — on any surface.

In the semi-finals on Friday, Paul, the world's 16th ranked player, will face either Monte Carlo Masters champion Stefanos Tsitsipas or Nicolas Jarry, who were playing their quarter-final later.

The other semi-final will feature 2017 Rome champion Alexander Zverev against Alejandro Tabilo, who eliminated Novak Djokovic in the third round.