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10/16 17:40 CDT Wawrinka beats Lopez to reach Antwerp quarterfinals
Wawrinka beats Lopez to reach Antwerp quarterfinals
ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) --- Fourth-seeded Stan Wawrinka outlasted Feliciano Lopez
6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (4) Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the European Open.
The Swiss veteran earned the only break of the match in the second set of a
tight encounter that ended with Lopez hitting a shot into the net on match
point.
"Tough match, but I'm really happy to get through," Wawrinka said. "I was
looking for my game at the beginning, a bit hesitating with my shots, but in
general I think the level was great. It's never easy to play against Feli."
Wawrinka will next face Gilles Simon, who beat fellow Frenchman Jo-Wilfried
Tsonga 6-4, 7-5. Fifth-seeded Guido Pella of Argentina also advanced, beating
Kwon Soon-woo 7-5, 7-5.
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