The American did just that, booking a last-four spot in Rome after battling through a see-saw encounter with Poland's Hubert Hurkacz in a match that featured 13 breaks of serve.
The 14th-seeded Paul won 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 and reached his first ATP Masters 1000 semi-final on clay.
"I started off pretty well, but things got away from me in the second set and beginning of the third," said the 26-year-old, who clinched his 150th win of his tour career.
"I just had to stick around. I started looking for my forehand, hitting my forehand bigger and playing with a little more intensity.
That was probably the key for me in the end." Paul trailed 2-0 early in the third set before he then got in his groove to bounce back.
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