Jarry enters Brasil Open semis
Saturday - March 3, 2018 9:24 am ,
Category : SPORTS
Sao Paulo March 3 (IANS) Chilean Nicolas Jarry came from a set behind to defeat top-seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain and book a place in the Brasil Open semi-finals here.
The unseeded 22-year-old prevailed 6-7 (8) 6-4 7-6 in the ATP 250 clay-court tennis tournament on Friday reports Xinhua news agency.
He will vie for a place in the final with Argentina s Horacio Zeballos.
Zeballos also recovered from a set down to beat Brazilian Rogerio Dutra Silv a 6-7 6-2 6-4.
Second seed Fabio Fognini of Italy will play Uruguay s Pablo Cuevas in the other semi-final.
Fognini outclassed Spaniard Guillermo Garcia Lopez 6-4 6-2 in their quarter-final and Cuevas overcame Leonardo Mayer of Argentina 6-2 6-7 7-6.
--IANS
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