Cordoba Open: Ramos-Vinolas reaches semi-finals
Albert Ramos-Vinolas won against João Sousa 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 on Friday evening and will play the winner of the match between No 6 seed Federico Coria and second seed Francisco Cerundolo in the next round
Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas, the No 3 seed, advanced to the semi-finals of the Cordoba Open by winning against Portuguese Joao Sousa 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes on Friday.
Ramos-Vinolas, ranked No 54, will face the winner of the match between No 6 seed Federico Coria and second seed Francisco Cerundolo next.
Ahead of his victory, the 35-year-old Spaniard beat Serb Dusan Lajovic (6-4, 2-6, 6-2).
Sousa, ranked No 162, edged out Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry (3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4) and defeated Chilean Cristian Garin (7-5, 7-6 (6)) earlier in the tournament.
Cordoba ATP250, other quarter-final matches (Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, clay, USD 642.735, most recent results first):
- Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs. Hugo Dellien
- Sebastian Baez vs. Tomas Barrios Vera
- Federico Coria vs. Francisco Cerundolo