2 lucky losers in semis of same ATP tournament for 1st time

EASTBOURNE, England (AP) — Lucky losers Max Purcell and Kwon Soon-woo have won quarterfinals at the grass-court Eastbourne tournament to mark the first time in ATP Tour history that more than one man who lost in qualifying reached the semifinals of the same event. Purcell is a 23-year-old Australian who is ranked 283rd. He beat Andreas Seppi 6-4, 1-6, 6-4. Kwon is a 23-year-old South Korean who is ranked 77th. He eliminated qualifier Ilya Ivashka 6-4, 7-5 to reach his first tour-level semifinal after going 0-7 in previous quarterfinal matches. The top-seeded woman at Eastbourne lost. Aryna Sabalenka was eliminated by qualifier Camila Giorgi 7-6 (5), 0-6, 6-4.