Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany celebrates winning his match against Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain. Photo / Getty
The last quarter-final at the ASB Classic was the match of the tournament so far, with Jan-Lennard Struff outlasting fourth seed Pablo Carreno Busta 7-6 (5) 6-7 (6) 7-6 (7) in an absolute thriller.
It a contest of brilliant skill and unbelievable drama, the world No 58 Struff eventually prevailed
in three hours, converting his seventh match point.
Carreno Busta's exit means that for the first time since 1997, no seeds have made the semifinals.
It was a courageous display from world No 24 Carreno Busta, who saved six set points in the first set alone, before eventually succumbing.
He rebounded to take the second in a tie break, before a titanic third set struggle.
