Buenos Aires, Feb 21: Top-seeded Guillermo Coria defeated Argentine compatriot Juan Monaco 7-6(8), 3-6, 6-1 on Friday to reach the semifinals of the ATP Buenos Aires tournament.
Coria remained unbeaten on clay since June and, in Saturday's semifinals, he will face another teenage surprise, Richard Gasquet of France, who upset third-seeded Nicolas Massu of Chile 6-3, 4-6, 7-5.
The other semifinal features another Argentine, Jose Acasuso, who beat David Ferrer of Spain 7-5, 7-6 (5), against the winner of a late match between defending champion Carlos Moya and sixth-seeded Mariano Zabaleta of Argentina.

Bureau Report