Alex de Minaur improved to 10-2 at ATP 500 events this season when he dispatched Argentine Diego Schwartzman 6-2, 6-2 at the Cinch Championships on Thursday.

The Australian defeated Andy Murray in the first round in London and backed that up with a dominant display against Schwartzman, limiting errors off both wings to outlast the 30-year-old in baseline exchanges.

With his 63-minute win, the seventh seed reached his 30th tour-level quarter-final and sixth of the season. De Minaur will continue the quest for his second title of the year against Adrian Mannarino. The 24-year-old captured his first ATP 500 title in Acapulco in February.

De Minaur has often found his best level on grass, highlighted by his run to the crown in Eastbourne in 2021. The World No. 18 also advanced to the last four at The Queen’s Club two years ago, with his best result at Wimbledon a fourth-round appearance last season.

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Mannarino defeated World No. 8 Taylor Fritz 6-4, 7-6(7) to earn his 10th Top 10 win and second in the past week after defeating Daniil Medvedev in ‘s-Hertogenbosch.

The Frenchman, who won his first tour-level title on grass in ‘s-Hertogenbosch in 2019, struck 29 winners and sealed victory on his fourth match point to advance after one hour and 40 minutes in London.

Mannarino is making his fourth appearance at The Queen’s Club. The 34-year-old will chase his first semi-final appearance at the ATP 500 event when he meets de Minaur.