World No. 12 Gilles Simon won his Montpellier opener on Wednesday, dismissing Flavio Cipolla 6-3, 6-2 to advance to the Open Sud de France quarter-finals.

Fifth seed Albert Montanes reached the VTR Open quarter-finals Wednesday, defeating Rogerio Dutra Silva 7-5, 6-2 in Viña del Mar.

Frederico Gil ousted fourth seed Pablo Andujar 6-2, 6-1 in the second round of the VTR Open Wednesday in Viña del Mar.

Top seed Juan Monaco of Argentina cruised through his second round opener at the VTR Open in Vina del Mar, dismissing Igor Andreev 6-2, 6-1 in one hour and 15 minutes.

Former World No. 8 Jurgen Melzer, a qualifier at the PBZ Zagreb Indoors, saved five of six break points and hit nine aces to beat fifth seed Andreas Seppi of Italy 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday for a place in the quarter-finals.

British top seeds Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins opened their campaign for a second ATP World Tour title by beating Simone Bolelli and Albert Ramos 6-1, 6-2 in 53 minutes on Wednesday at the Open Sud de France.

French wild card Guillaume Rufin, currently No. 209 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings, knocked out fifth seed Feliciano Lopez of Spain 7-6(5), 6-3 in 90 minutes on Wednesday at the Open Sud de France.

French wild card Guillaume Rufin, currently No. 209 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings, knocked out fifth seed Feliciano Lopez of Spain 7-6(5), 6-3 in 90 minutes on Wednesday at the Open Sud de France.

Media notes for the Open Sud de France, the VTR Open and the PBZ Zagreb Indoors.

Media notes for the Open Sud de France, the VTR Open and the PBZ Zagreb Indoors.