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Vina del Mar, Chile (Sports Network) - Top-seeded Juan Monaco of Argentina
eased into the quarterfinals of the $398,250 VTR Open with a straight-set win
Wednesday over Igor Andreev.
Monaco needed just 75 minutes to beat the Russian 6-2, 6-1 at Club Naval de
Campo Las Salinas.
He moved on to face fifth-seeded Spaniard Albert Montanes, who beat Brazilian
qualifier Rogerio Dutra Da Silva 7-5, 6-2.
Meanwhile, No. 4 seed Pablo Andujar of Spain was upset by Portugal's Frederico
Gil 6-2, 6-1; and France's Jeremy Chardy charged past Argentine Leonardo Mayer
7-5, 6-2. Chardy will face Gil in a quarterfinal on Friday.
On Thursday, Chilean favorite Fernando Gonzalez, a wild card this week, will
take on Brazil's Joao Souza. The former Australian Open runner-up Gonzalez has
captured this event four times, including as recently as 2009, and was the
runner-up in 2005.
The 2012 Vina del Mar champion will collect $71,900.
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