David Goffin, Marin Cilic reach semifinals at Japan Open
TOKYO — David Goffin and Marin Cilic reached the semifinals of the Japan Open in contrasting styles on Friday.
Goffin recovered from a 5-2 deficit in the first set and won 10 of the next 11 games to beat Richard Gasquet 7-5, 6-2. The top-seeded Cilic defeated Ryan Harrison 6-2, 6-0.
Goffin will face Diego Schwartzman in the semifinals on Saturday before Cilic takes on Adrian Mannarino.
Goffin, who lost in last year’s final, has been on a winning run in Asia. Last weekend, he claimed his first title in three years in Shenzhen, China.