It took three sets for each, but the top two seeds in Vina del Mar have made the semifinal round.
VTR Open 2012 Scores And Results Day 5: Top Two Seeds, Juan Monaco And Juan Ignacio Chela, Into Semifinals
No. 1 seeded Juan Monaco and No. 2 seeded Juan Ignacio Chela are on opposite sides of the semifinal bracket.
Monaco won his quarterfinal match against No. 5 seeded Albert Montanes. It took two minutes shy of two hours, but Monaco wno 3-6, 6-1, 6-1. Only one ace was served the entire match and it was by Montanes.
Chela also had a three-set quarterfinal victory but his took exactly three hours to complete. Chela beat Joao Souza of Brazil, 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-1. Chela saved 10 of 13 break point chances.
No. 7 seeded Carlos Berlocq won in straight sets against countryman Federico Delbonis of Argentina, 6-3, 6-4.
The fourth quarterfinal match was also a straight-set victory for France’s Jeremy Chardy. He beat Portugal’s Frederico Gil 6-2, 7-6 (5).
In the semifinal round, Monaco will face Chardy, while Chela matches up against Berlocq
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