Dimitrov into Gstaad semis
Dimitrov into Gstaad semis
Bulgarian starlet Grigor Dimitrov beat Lukasz Kubot 6-3 6-2 to move into the semi-finals at Gstaad.
Dimitrov, 21, made relatively light work of the
30-year-old Pole, who had surprised defending champion and second seed
Marcel Granollers in the previous round.
The world number 61, who is his country’s top-ranked player, will face Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci in the last four after he beat fifth-seeded Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6-3 6-3.Janko Tipsarevic, the number one seed in Switzerland, wasted no time in advancing into the last four with a 6-2 6-1 win over qualifier Jan Hernych.
After 62 mintues, the Serbian set up a showdown with France's Paul-Henri Mathieu, who needed three sets to overcome Ernests Gulbis 4-6 6-1 6-4.
In Hamburg, Tommy Haas ran out victorious against fellow German Florian Mayer, winning 6-1 6-4 as form trumped the seedings. Mayer was seeded seventh, but Haas recently won the Halle tournament, beating Roger Federer in the final.
Haas faces Marin Cilic next, after the Croat shaded Albert Ramos 6-4 7-6 in two close sets.
On the other quarter-final draw third seed Juan Monaco of Argentina beat Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-3 7-5.
Monaco will play top seed Nicolas Almagro, who ousted in-form sixth seed Phillipp Kohlschreiber 7-5 7-5 in a match where neither man were able to get their serve going.
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