SAO PAULO, Mar. 1 (Xinhua) -- Second seed Fabio Fognini of Italy advanced to the Brasil Open quarterfinals on Wednesday with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Portuguese qualifier Joao Domingues.
The world No. 20 will face Spain's Guillermo Garcia Lopez on Thursday in the ATP 250 clay-court event. Lopez progressed by overcoming Argentinian Federico Delbonis 7-6, 4-6, 6-4.
Meanwhile, Uruguayan third seed Pablo Cuevas beat Austrian Sebastian Ofner 6-4, 6-7 to set up a last-eight clash with Leonardo Mayer.
The latter booked a quarterfinal berth courtesy of a 7-5, 6-4 win over Carlos Berlocq, also of Argentina.
Thursday's matches will feature Spanish top seed Albert Ramos Vinolas for the first time in the tournament as he confronts local qualifier Guilherme Clezar in the round of 16.
