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

Argentine Juan Ignacio Chela, the No. 2 seed, needed three hours to get by Brazilian Joao Souza 5-7, 7-6(6), 6-1 in quarter-final action Friday at the VTR Open in Vina del Mar.

Seventh-seeded Argentine Carlos Berlocq celebrated his 29th birthday on Friday at the VTR Open in Vina del Mar by reaching an ATP World Tour semi-final for the second time.

Top seed Juan Monaco bounced back to defeat No. 5 seed Albert Montanes 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 in quarter-final action Friday at the VTR Open in Vina del Mar.

Slovakian Lukas Lacko booked a place in his first ATP World Tour semi-final on Friday after he beat seventh seed Robin Haase of the Netherlands 6-4, 6-4 in 70 minutes at the PBZ Zagreb Indoors.

Slovakian Lukas Lacko booked a place in his first ATP World Tour semi-final on Friday after he beat seventh seed Robin Haase of the Netherlands 6-4, 6-4 in 70 minutes at the PBZ Zagreb Indoors.

Third seed Mikhail Youzhny earned a hard-fought win over eight-seeded Croatian Ivo Karlovic, prevailing 7-6(10), 3-6, 7-6(6) after two hours and 42 minutes on Friday at the PBZ Zagreb Indoors.

The new tandem of Santiago Giraldo and Maximo Gonzalez upset top-seeded Brazilians Andre Sa and Bruno Soares 6-4, 6-4 on Friday to secure their place in the VTR Open semi-finals.

Second seed Gilles Simon advanced to his second ATP World Tour semi-final of the season on Friday with a 7-6(5), 6-7(2), 6-2 victory over fellow Frenchman and wild card Guillaume Rufin in two hours and 53 minutes at the Open Sud de France ...

Top-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych overcame Nicolas Mahut of France 6-3, 6-4 on Friday for a place in the Open Sud de France semi-finals in Montpellier.