VTR OPEN 2012
Monaco Cruises Into Vina QFs, Faces Montanes Next
Viña del Mar, Chile
by ATP Staff
|01.02.2012
© Jim RydellAlbert Montanes advanced to the Vina del Mar quarter-finals Wednesday.
Top seed Juan Monaco of Argentina cruised through his second round opener at the VTR Open in Vina del Mar, dismissing Igor Andreev 6-2, 6-1 in one hour and 15 minutes.
Monaco improved to a 5-2 FedEx ATP Head2Head record against the Russian as he capitalised on six of his 12 break points. Andreev, a former World No. 18, managed to win just 14 points on serve.
The 29-year-old Monaco has reached the final twice at this ATP World Tour 250 clay-court tournament, finishing runner-up to Fernando Gonzalez in 2008 and to Thomaz Bellucci in 2010.
“It’s always great to come back to a place where you feel so comfortable,” he said. “It was my first clay match of the year and sometimes you’re not sure about how you’ll play, so I’m very happy about the level I had.”
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He will next face fifth seed Albert Montanes, who booked his quarter-final berth with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Rogerio Dutra Silva.
After converting a second break of serve late in the first set, Montanes pulled away from the qualifier, winning 80 per cent of his service points, and breaking the Brazilian twice in the second set to seal the win in one hour and 34 minutes.
Montanes, bidding to win his first title since triumphing in Stuttgart two years ago, is looking to advance to his third semi-final at the ATP World Tour 250 event.
Frederico Gil ousted fourth seed Pablo Andujar 6-2, 6-1 in the second round. The 99th-ranked Gil dominated with his return game, breaking the Spaniard six times and winning 66 per cent of his return points to clinch the upset in 57 minutes.
In the quarter-finals, Gil will face Jeremy Chardy. The Frenchman beat Leonardo Mayer 7-5, 6-2, taking 85 per cent of his first serve points in the one hour and 39 minute victory.
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