Tennis: Macháč reaches Tokyo semi-finals

Czech tennis player Tomáš Macháč advanced into the semi-finals of the Japan Open after beating American qualifier Alex Michelsen 7-6, 6-3 in Tokyo on Sunday. It is the first semi-final for the 23-year-old Czech at an ATP 500 event. Macháč will face the winner of the match between Frenchman Ugo Humbert and Jack Draper for a spot in the final.