By Richard Pagliaro | Thursday, November 12, 2026
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Taylor Fritz walked into the Stockholm semifinals without striking a shot.
Holger Rune withdrew from the tournament due to a hamstring strain prior to his scheduled quarterfinal vs. Fritz. It is the seventh semifinal of the season for Fritz.
“I suffered a small hamstring injury yesterday and I don’t want to take any risks by playing today,” Rune posted on Instagram Stories today. “I want to start the new season healthy.”
Rune rallied for a 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 win over Miomir Kecmanovic in a punishing match yesterday.
The 29-year-old Fritz advance to his 46th Tour-level semifinal, including his third final four appearance in the last four weeks. Fritz, who leads the Tour in indoor wins with 15, was a finalist in Lyon and semifinalist in Basel.
World No. 10 Fritz will face either third-seeded Lorenzo Musetti or seventh-seeded Ugo Humbert in tomorrow’s semifinals.
Earlier, left-hander Alejandro Tabilo saved six of seven break points fending off American Alex Michelsen 7-5, 7-6(2).
It’s the fourth semifinal of the season for Tabilo, who joins former world No. 1 Marcelo Rios (2002) as the second Chilean to reach the Stockholm semifinals.
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