<p>PARMA, Italy — Sebastian Korda beat eighth-seeded Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday to set up an all-American semifinal against Tommy Paul at the Emilia-Romagna Open.</p>
<p>The 63rd-ranked Korda stormed into a 3-0 lead and never looked back as he reached his first clay-court semifinal.</p>
<p>“I played a great match. I know he has been playing really good tennis, he reached the semifinal in Lyon,” the 20-year-old Korda said. “But it’s my first semifinal on clay and I’m super happy.”</p>
<p>Korda next faces the sixth-seeded Paul, who eased past fourth-seeded Jan-Lennard Struff 6-2, 6-4.</p>
<p>“I’m really good friends with Tommy,” Korda said. “We practice together a lot. It’s going to be a really fun match. He’s been playing great, so hopefully it will be a fun one.”</p>
<p>It will be their second tour-level meeting after Korda came back from a set down to beat Paul in Delray Beach in January on his way to the final.</p>
<p>Paul is the only seeded player left in Parma.</p>
<p>The other semifinal pits Marco Cecchinato — the only Italian left in the draw — against Jaume Munar of Spain.</p>
<p>The 80th-ranked Munar routed fifth-seeded Richard Gasquet 6-1, 6-1 while Cecchinato beat Norbert Gombos 6-3, 6-1.</p>
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