GB's Jubb & Harris reach first ATP Tour semi-finals

Britons Paul Jubb and Billy Harris person reached their first ATP Tour semi-finals pinch superb wins astatine nan Mallorca Championships and Eastbourne.

Jubb produced nan biggest triumph of his profession arsenic he hit American apical seed Ben Shelton successful 3 sets successful Majorca.

The 24-year-old, classed 289 successful nan world, won a final-set tie-break against 14th-ranked Shelton to triumph 6-3 3-6 7-6 (10-8).

Harris defeated Italian Flavio Cobolli 6-7 (3-7) 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 astatine Eastbourne.

In Majorca, Jubb saved a lucifer constituent successful nan tie-break and past won nan pursuing 2 points to book his spot successful nan past four.

He will return connected Austrian Sebastian Ofner connected Friday for a spot successful nan final.

Harris is now 1 triumph distant from becoming nan first British antheral to scope nan last astatine Eastbourne.

The British number 5 from nan Isle of Man, who spent nan first fewer years of his master profession driving to tournaments astir Europe successful a transit van, fought backmost from losing an opening-set tie-break.

Harris, classed 139 successful nan world, struck 33 winners and secured triumph pinch an inch-perfect backhand return to nan baseline connected his 3rd lucifer point.

"I had astonishing support retired location and it sewage maine done that past set," said nan 29-year-old aft upsetting nan world number 49.

Harris will look Australian qualifier Max Purcell - a 6-3 7-6 (7-4) victor against Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic - successful nan semi-finals.