Alex de Minaur dumped out of Queen's, 2024 champion Tommy Paul into semi-finals

[p]The ‌Australian world number six is regarded as one of ‌the best exponents of ⁠grass ‌court tennis, but was unable to handle the aggressive [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nakashima-brandon/ETGnbrpH/"]Nakashima[/a] in a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/de-minaur-a-EZgZ9Xfh/nakashima-b-ETGnbrpH/?mid=ENkHIhel"]7-5, 6-3[/a] quarter-final defeat.[/p][p]A tight opening set dominated by serve ⁠was ​edged by world number 32 Nakashima as he converted the first break point of ‌the match in the 12th game.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-minaur-alex/EZgZ9Xfh/"]De Minaur[/a] had a chance at 1-1 in the second set on Nakashima's serve but was unable to take it.[/p][p]On a boiling hot day ‌on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/murray-andy/tYvP6939/"]Andy Murray[/a] Arena, ​he dropped serve at 3-4 ‌, and there was no way back as Nakashima clinched his first win against a top-10 player ⁠in two ⁠years.[/p][embed guid="00008c36-dd53-4c55-9254-4eb464cf42e3" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvr9Vv-zQuY" social-type="youtube" /][p]Nakashima will face Argentina's seventh seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cerundolo-francisco/lWQ3G6gB/"]Francisco Cerundolo[/a] after he battled past British wildcard [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fery-arthur/SKxbA6KA/"]Arthur Fery[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/cerundolo-f-lWQ3G6gB/fery-a-SKxbA6KA/?mid=hA6Wwi1d"]7-6(1) 3-6 6-4[/a]. Cerundolo suffered a scare when he was struck in the throat by a Fery backhand from close range and was left on the ground.[/p][p]"[b]I got hit and I couldn't breathe, but after one or two games it went away[/b]," he said.[/p][p]The other semi-final will see American former champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/paul-tommy/pd3ye1BS/"]Tommy Paul[/a] take on France's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/humbert-ugo/O4ywE5Ah/"]Ugo Humbert[/a]. Paul beat fourth seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/davidovich-fokina-alejandro/0zQXLfz4/"]Alejandro Davidovich Fokina[/a] of Spain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/davidovich-fokina-a-0zQXLfz4/paul-t-pd3ye1BS/?mid=hhLGiMld"]6-3, 7-6(4)[/a] while Humbert thrashed Australia's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hijikata-rinky/f9eT4NTQ/"]Rinky Hijikata[/a].[/p]