ESTORIL, Portugal (AP) Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain ousted top-seeded Gilles Simon 6-3, 6-4 in the Estoril Open quarterfinals on Friday.
Second-seeded Nick Kyrgios also advanced after striking 10 aces to beat Borna Coric 6-4, 6-4.
Carreno Busta saved the only two break chances he offered to Simon on the outdoor clay court.
The eighth-seeded Carreno Busta will face another French player in the semifinals after third-seeded Benoit Paire beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-6 (2), 6-2.
Paire saved five of seven break chances, while the fifth-seeded Garcia Lopez committed six double faults.
Kyrgios will meet Nicolas Almagro in Saturday's other semifinal after the Spaniard hit seven aces en route to eliminating Leonardo Mayer 6-4, 7-6.