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Anderson into Houston Open semis, top seed Lopez out

Xinhua, April 11, 2015 Adjust font size:

Kevin Anderson secured a semifinal berth at the US Clay Court Championships here after a five-hour rain delay, beating Jeremy Chardy 7-5, 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (7-3).

The 28-year-old South African didn't wrap up Friday's marathon quarterfinal match until 11 hours after he stepped on court to face France's Chardy.

American Sam Querrey toppled top seed Feliciano Lopez of Spain 6-4, 6-1, setting up a semifinal clash against another Spaniard Fernando Verdasco, who breezed past the Russian Teimuraz Gabashvili 6-2, 6-3.

Anderson now seeks to reach the 10th ATP Tour final of his career and his second this season when he faces world No. 46 Jack Sock of the United States in his next match. He also made the final earlier this year in Memphis.

Sock outlasted Santiago Giraldo 6-4, 6-4 to reach the last four.

It is the third time he has reached the semifinals at an ATP event with each coming on a different surface, comprising the hardcourts in Atlanta, grass in Newport and now clay courts in Houston. Endi