Chile Open: Baez moves into the semi-finals, Etcheverry next

Argentinian Sebastian Baez, the No 3 seed, advanced to the last four of the Chile Open by defeating Serb Laslo Djere, the No 6 seed, 7-6 (4), 6-4 at the Club Universidad Católica de San Carlos de Apoquindo in Santiago on Friday.

Baez, ranked No 35, will play Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry next.

The 22-year-old Argentinian won against Chilean wildcard Cristian Garin (6-4, 6-3) in the previous rounds of the Santiago Open.

Djere, ranked No 55, beat Portuguese João Sousa (6-3, 6-2) and Italian qualifier Riccardo Bonadio (7-5, 7-5).

Santiago ATP250, other quarter-finals results (Club Universidad Católica de San Carlos de Apoquindo, clay, USD 642.735, most recent results first):

• Nicolas Jarry vs. Yannick Hanfmann : Friday in Santiago
• Jaume Munar vs. Thiago Monteiro : Friday in Santiago
• Tomas Martin Etcheverry beat Dusan Lajovic: 6-1, 6-2