Fran Cerú defeated Etcheverry in a great game and is in Semis de Santiago

He ATP 250 from Santiago He faced in the quarterfinals two tennis players who, in addition to being compatriots are great friends, such as Francisco Cerúando (26th of the World Ranking) and Tomás Etcheverry (43 °). The victory went to the eldest of the brothers, after just under three hours, for 4-6, 6-3 and 7-5.

The parity was absolute almost from beginning to end, with high and low by both players. The first to hit was the platense, taking over the initial set with two breaks against one of Francisco, who reacted quickly in the second manga, thus leveling the game.

The decisive set brought the best level from both players, being cerúando who managed to break the serve of Etcheverry at the time together, in 5-5. Then, he closed the semifinal classification with his service.

For a place in the Grand Final, Francisco will face Serbian Laslo Djere (103 °), who defeated the Portuguese Jaime Faria in quarters. The history between them is 1-0 for the European.