Match Results & Schedule: Abierto Mexicano Telcel

Mexsport/Osvaldo Aguilar

Third seed Tommy Robredo was upset by Argentine Jose Acasuso in straight sets. Robredo was on a roll for the last month, but Acasuso broke that momentum with a convincing win over the Spaniard in straight sets. The Argentine exacted revenge on Robredo since the Spaniard has bested him in the semifinals of last two tournaments.

Acasuso will play second-seed Gael Monfils in the semifinals. The two players have never played in an ATP tournament.


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Nicolas Almagro is through to the semifinals after dismissing Daniel Gimeno-Traver in straight sets. The defending champion will play Martin Vassallo next.



In doubles news, Oregonian Travis Parrot and Slovakian Filip Polasek beat Lucas Arnold Ker and Nicolas Lapentti in the quarterfinals. Parrott and Polasek are playing well this year where they have made it to the semifinals in Brisbane in January and the finals in Memphis last week. The third-seeds will meet the Czecho-Slovakian duo of Frantisek Cermak and Michal Mertinak, who are the top seeds, in the semifinals. The last time the teams met was Brisbane this year and Cermak and Mertinak prevailed in straight sets.

Thursday’s Results: Singles Quarterfinals
Martin Vassallo def. Daniel Koellerer (AUT) 6-3 7-6(3)
Nicolas Almagro (ESP) def. Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) 6-2, 7-6(2)
Jose Acasuso (ARG) def. Tommy Robredo (ESP) 7-5 6-2
Gael Monfils (FRA) def. Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 6-3 6-7(4) 4-1 Ret'd

Doubles Quarterfinals
P. Hanley (AUS)/Jordan KERR (AUS) def. B. Echagaray (MEX)/S. Gonzalez (MEX)
6-3 6-4
T. Parrott (USA)/F. Polasek (SVK) vs. L. Arnold (ARG)/N. Lapentti (ECU) 7-5 4-6 10-5
Lukasz Kubot (POL)/O. Marach (AUT) def. P. Starace (ITA)/M. Vassallo Arguello (ARG) 6-3 6-3 11-9
F. Cermak (CZE)/M. Mertnak (SVK) def. J. Ignacio Chela (ARG)/P. Cuevas (URU) 4-6 6-3 10-8

Wednesday's Order of Play