Top-seed Ramos-Vinolas moves into Brasil Open quarters
Xinhua,March 02, 2018 Adjust font size:
SAO PAULO, Mar. 1 (Xinhua) -- Top seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain progressed to the Brasil Open quarterfinals on Thursday with a straight sets victory over Brazilian Guilherme Clezar.
The World No. 22 needed just an hour and 30 minutes to beat the crowd favorite 6-3, 6-4 in the ATP 250 clay-court event.
Ramos-Vinolas set up a clash in the last eight on Friday with Chilean Nicolas Jarry, who overcame Argentinian Guido Pella 6-7, 6-4, 7-6.
Fourth-seed Gael Monfils of France defeated Argentina's Horacio Zeballos 3-6, 6-3, 3-6 to set up a quarterfinal with Brazil's Rogerio Dutra Silva, who outclassed Nicolas Kicker of Argentina 6-4, 6-2.
Friday's other quarterfinals will feature Leonardo Mayer of Argentina against Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas and Italian second seed Fabio Fognini against Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez. Enditem