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 | Feliciano Lopez qualified for the quarterfinals1-07-2012 |
Placed 3rd in the overall scheme Feliciano Lopez (Spain) qualified for the quarterfinals of the tournament on clay courts in Houston (USA) with a prize of 442,500 dollars. Lopez beat Paolo Lorenzo (Italy) with 6:4 7:6 (4) in his debut in the tournament.
For the Spaniard, who is number 15 in world rankings, this is the first tournament on red this season. Lopez trailing with 1:4 in the first set and in the second tiebreak lead with 6:1 and won his fourth machbol. In the quarterfinals Feliciano Lopez will face Carlos Berlok (Argentina), who defeated Bjorn Frau (Germany) with 6:1, 6:0.
Number 5 in the scheme Kevin Anderson (South Africa) beat Joao Souza (Brazil) with 6:3 6:4. The representative of the hosts Ryan Harrison recorded 13 aces in his victory over seventh in the scheme Alex Bogomolov Jr from Russia with 4:6, 6:3, 6:4. Number 8 in the scheme Ivo Karlovic of Croatia lost with 6:7 (5), 6:2, 3:6 from Bobby Reynolds (USA).