Cincinnati, Aug. 22 -- The dream run continued for Brandon Nakashima as the American outclassed sixth-seed Taylor Fritz in the quarterfinals of the ongoing Cincinnati Open on Friday.

In a serve-dominated clash, Nakashima beat Fritz 7-6(9), 4-6, 6-3 in an exciting clash where a decider was enforced by Fritz. The 25-year-old won the last four games on the trot to seal a win in two hours and 13 minutes, reaching his first-ever Cincinnati semifinals and back-to-back ATP Masters 1000 semifinals, as per ATP's official website.

Fritz had beaten Nakashima in the Dallas final back in February and then in the Washington semifinal just three weeks back, but now the tables have turned on Fritz, who was eyeing his first Masters 1000 title since his ...