Thomaz Bellucci stunned top-seed Stanislas Wawrinka 6-4 6-4. The Brazilian lefty and world no. 119 surprised Wawrinka in front of his hometown audience.
Bellucci started the year out strong with an appearance in the final of the Brazilian Open. He eventually lost that match to Tommy Robredo, who had the hot hand at the time, and soon faded on the tour soon afterward. Bellucci then went back on the challenger tour and won a tournament in Italy a couple of weeks ago.
Now, the 21 year old will play sixth-seed Nicolas Kiefer in the quarterfinals. The two players have never met in ATP competition.
Before Bellucci’s surprise, Marcos Daniel, another Brazilian upset Frenchman Julien Benneteau 6-3 7-6(8). Daniel will play another Frenchman Florent Serra. Serra leads their match-up 1-0.
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