Intense rain cancelled play in Buenos Aires. The rain came during Juan Monaco’s match with Horacio Zeballos. The two players were even at 1-1 15-15.

Before the delay Juan Carlos Ferrero was able to secure his spot in the semifinals after he got into trouble with qualifier Santiago Ventura. He outlasted his compatriot 6-3 3-6 6-2.

Between singles and doubles tomorrow, David Ferrer could have to play three times, and Horacio Zeballos could have to play four times. Things could be hairy for those two tomorrow.

Friday’s Results
Singles Quarterfinals
1 David Ferrer (ESP) vs. 6 Igor Andreev (RUS) (postponed)
2 Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) def. Q Santiago Ventura (ESP) 6-3 3-6 6-2
8 Horacio Zeballos (ARG) vs. 4 Juan Monaco (ARG) 1-1 (postponed)

Doubles Quarterfinals
WC L. Arnold Ker (ARG)/B. Dabul (ARG) vs. 4 S. Prieto (ARG)/H. Zeballos (ARG) (postponed)

Saturday’s Order of Play

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Lukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach captured their fourth-career title together. The Austro-Polish duo gave Potito Starace and Horacio Zeballos a 6-4 6-0 beating in the doubles final yesterday in Santiago. Kubot and Marach will play next week in Brazil on the second leg of the Latin American Swing.

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It looks like a good cross-section of players qualified yesterday, which is good for the tournament. Giovanni Lapentti now joins his brother, Nicolas Lapentti in the draw. That has not happened for some time.

In the US, television and online coverage is much improved. If you cannot make it to the tournament, you should have no problems watching a lot of tennis this fortnight if you so desire.

US Open Qualifiers
Pictured
Marco Chiudinelli (SUI), Thomaz Bellucci (BRA), Horacio Zeballos (ARG), Peter Polansky (CAN), Alejandro Falla (COL)

Not Pictured
Michael Yani (USA), Marcel Ilhan (TUR), Josselin Ouanna (FRA), Jesse Witten (USA), Dieter Kindlmann (GER), Michael Berrer (GER), Juan Pablo Brzezicki (ARG), Carsten Ball (AUS), Giovanni Lapentti (ECU), Donald Young (USA), Somdev Devvarman (IND)

Saturday’s Qualifying Results

Monday’s Order of Play

Watch Live
Tennis Channel - 11:00 am – 7:00 pm ET
ESPN2 - 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm ET
ESPN2 - 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm ET
US Open
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