Top seed Taylor Fritz is into the semi-finals of the Stockholm Open after Holger Rune withdrew before their quarter-final on Thursday, 12 November. Earlier on Centre Court, fourth seed Alejandro Tabilo beat Alex Michelsen 7-5, 7-6(2) and Thiago Agustin Tirante ended the run of qualifier Aleksandr Shevchenko 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 6-3.
Rune pulls out before facing Fritz
The ATP Tour said Rune withdrew because of a right leg injury, and Tennis Majors and Tennis Now both described it as a hamstring problem. The Dane explained on Instagram that he had felt a small hamstring injury during his previous match. He wrote that he did not want to take a risk by playing and wanted to start next season healthy, according to both outlets.
The 2022 Stockholm champion had come from a set down to beat Miomir Kecmanovic 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 on Wednesday evening. He had returned to the city this week a year after the Achilles injury he suffered in the 2025 semi-finals here, an injury that kept him out for 11 months.
Fritz adds another semi-final
For Fritz, the walkover means a seventh tour-level semi-final of the season and a third in the past four weeks, after the final in Lyon and the semi-finals in Basel. The ATP Tour noted that he is only the fifth man in 2026 to reach seven semi-finals, behind Alexander Zverev (12) and Daniil Medvedev (10) and level with Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner (7 each).
The American, 29, is No. 10 in the ATP rankings of 5 November, according to our rankings page. He did need to work for his place in the last eight: as we reported in our Wednesday report, he saved two set points against Cameron Norrie before winning 7-5, 6-3.
His semi-final opponent will be third seed Lorenzo Musetti or seventh seed Ugo Humbert. Their quarter-final, the first meeting between the two, was scheduled last on Centre Court on Thursday evening.
Tabilo saves six break points against Michelsen
Tabilo won the opening match of the day in one hour and 54 minutes. The left-handed Chilean faced seven break points and saved six of them, according to both the ATP Tour and Tennis Now, then dominated the second-set tie-break 7-2.
The result levels the head-to-head with Michelsen at 1-1, after the American won their first meeting at the Miami Masters in March. It is Tabilo's fourth semi-final of the season and makes him only the second Chilean to reach the last four in Stockholm, after Marcelo Rios in 2002. Ranked No. 31, he had needed almost three hours to beat Lorenzo Sonego in the previous round.
Tirante ends Shevchenko's run
The second match lasted two hours and 49 minutes. Tirante and Shevchenko traded tie-breaks, and the Argentine made the only break of the match at 2-1 in the deciding set, the ATP Tour reported. "It was a great battle against one of my friends on the Tour," Tirante told the ATP Tour.
It is the third ATP semi-final of his career and the first on a hard court. Tirante reached the quarter-finals after a walkover from fifth seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry. Shevchenko, ranked No. 107, had knocked out defending champion Casper Ruud in the second round.
What it means
The bottom half of the draw now guarantees a South American finalist, with Tabilo facing Tirante. In the top half, Fritz goes into his semi-final fresh, having played only one match this week after a first-round bye, and remains the highest-ranked player left in the draw. Confirmed semi-finals so far: Fritz against Musetti or Humbert, and Tabilo against Tirante.
Sources
This article was written by TiebreakNews from the reporting below, checked against official results and rankings.
- ATP Tour — Taylor Fritz into Stockholm SFs after Holger Rune withdraws, Alejandro Tabilo downs Alex Michelsen
- ATP Tour — Stockholm results
- ATP Tour — Stockholm daily schedule
- Tennis Majors — Rune pulls out of Stockholm quarter-final against Fritz with hamstring injury
- Tennis Now — Fritz Walks Into Stockholm Semifinals on Rune Withdrawal