HAMBURG(AP) Qualifier Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay has upset Nicolas Almagro 6-2, 6-4 to reach the semifinals of the German Open.
Cuevas advanced to his second semifinal of the year after beating the 14th-seeded Spaniard on Friday. Cuevas entered the clay-court tournament ranked No. 107 in the world. He beat another seeded player in the third round, No. 8 Philipp Kohlschreiber.
The 23-year-old Uruguayan's biggest success so far was winning the French Open doubles title in 2008 with Luis Horna of Peru.
Almagro had beaten French Open runner-up Robin Soderling in the previous round.
Cuevas will next play 13th-seeded Paul-Henri Mathieu, who reached the semifinals when Viktor Troicki retired in the first set with a foot injury. Matthieu was leading 3-0.