Cordoba Open: Baez books spot in semi-finals, beating sensationnal Barrios Vera

Argentinian Sebastian Baez, the No 4 seed, moved into the last four of the Cordoba Open by winning against Chilean wildcard Tomas Barrios Vera 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes on Friday.

Baez, ranked No 47, will play the winner of the match between Argentinian wildcard Juan Manuel Cerundolo and qualifier Hugo Dellien next.

The 22-year-old Argentinian defeated Italian Luciano Darderi (6-3, 6-4) in the previous round of the Cordoba tournament.

Barrios Vera, ranked No 212, won against Colombian Daniel Elahi Galan (7-6 (6), 6-2) and Spaniard Bernabe Zapata Miralles, the No 8 seed (5-7, 6-4, 6-3).

Cordoba ATP250, other quart-finals results (Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, clay, USD 642.735, most recent results first):

• Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs. Hugo Dellien
• Federico Coria (6) beat Francisco Cerundolo (2): 6-3, 3-0 ret.
• Albert Ramos-Vinolas (3) beat João Sousa: 6-4, 2-6, 6-1