US teen Harrison into San Jose semis

Ryan Harrison moved closer to his first ATP Tour title by advancing to the ATP San Jose Open semi-finals with a 6-1 6-4 victory over Bulgarian qualifier Dimitar Kutrovsky on Friday.

Fresh off his Davis Cup debut last weekend that helped the US sweep Switzerland, the 19-year-old Harrison blew past Kutrovsky in 62 minutes.

“To get out there today and have a match that lasted about an hour, it was a very good thing for me,” said Harrison.

Harrison will face defending tournament champion Milos Raonic on Saturday after the hard-serving Canadian defeated Kevin Anderson 7-5 7-6 (7-3).

On the other side of the draw, Andy Roddick was scheduled to face Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan later on Friday, and Julien Benneteau of France was matched against Belgium’s Steve Darcis.

This is Harrison’s third career semi-final at an ATP event – he lost to Mardy Fish both times last year in Atlanta and Los Angeles. He’s also the first teenager to reach the semi-finals at San Jose since eventual champion Andy Murray in 2006 and 2007.

Stay up to date with the latest sports news
Follow our social accounts to get exclusive content and all the latest sporting news!