
The Spaniard achieved his ATP World Tour breakthrough in Oeiras last year; he not only successfully qualified for the main draw but also defeated Fabio Fognini to reach the semifinals (where he lost to Stan Wawrinka). Previously, he was named the ATP Most Improved Player of the Year.
World No. 61 Andrey Golubev took over two hours to defeat Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, securing his seventh victory of the season. Golubev reached the third round in Barcelona last week (losing to Kei Nishikori) and previously upset the world No. 3, Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka, while representing Kazakhstan in the Davis Cup.
Doubles: 4th seeds advance to the quarterfinals
The 4th seeds, František Čermák and Mikhail Elgin, successfully advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating the Portuguese pair of Rui Machado and Frederico Ferreira Silva with a score of 7-6(2), 6-2. Čermák and Elgin hope to reach the finals for the second time this season, having previously finished as runners-up at the Delray Beach Open (losing to the Bryan brothers).





