Kukushkin Powers Into Memphis Semis

Mikhail Kukushkin is on a hot streak at the Memphis Open, powering into the semi-finals on Friday with a convincing 6-0, 6-4 win over fourth seed Steve Johnson.

Kukushkin dropped just 10 points in shutting out Johnson to take the opening set. The American found his form in the second set and sprinted to a 4-1 lead, but Kukushkin responded brilliantly by winning five consecutive games to prevail in 70 minutes.

The unseeded player evens his FedEx ATP Head2Head record with Johnson at 2-2. Kukushkin has been in dominant form this week, dropping just 14 games in three matches. He is now into his first ATP World Tour semi-final since Sydney in January 2015.

Next up for Kukushkin is the winner between Nikoloz Basilashvili and qualifier Matthew Ebden.