Feb 01
VINA DEL MAR, Chile – Italy’s Fabio Fognini reached his first ATP Tour quarter-final Thursday, beating Spanish qualifier David Marrero 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3 in the second round of the Movistar Open.
Fognini, who eliminated second-seeded Juan Ignacio Chela in the first round, will meet another Spaniard, Santiago Ventura, in the quarter-finals. Ventura squandered a 5-1 lead in the third set and three match points before putting away 2007 quarter finalist Sergio Roitman of Argentina, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
In another second-round match, Argentina’s Carlos Berloq beat Peru’s Luis Horna 7-6 (3), 3-6, 7-6 (3).
Source: Fognini reaches quarters in Chile
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