KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) Robin Haase of the Netherlands defeated sixth-seeded Andreas Seppi 6-4, 6-2 Thursday to reach his second career semifinal at the Bet-at-Home Cup.
Haase needed eight set points to close out the opening set but converted his first match point against the Italian, who won just two service games. He will play Pablo Andujar of Spain or Joao Souza of Brazil.
Earlier Thursday, Haase rallied to beat second-seeded Feliciano Lopez of Spain 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 in a second-round match that was delayed by rain. Haase and Lopez were tied 1-1 in the final set when rain interrupted play. Haase broke Lopez in the first game and closed out the win when the Spaniard double-faulted on match point.
Andujar routed fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos 6-2, 6-1, and Souza defeated Diego Junqueira of Argentina 6-2, 6-2. Junqueira replaced No. 3 Ivan Ljubicic, who pulled out of the event with a back injury.
Also advancing to the quarterfinals were Albert Montanes, who downed No. 5 Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-4, 7-5, and Marcel Granollers, who defeated Croatian qualifier Antonio Veic 6-0, 3-6, 6-4.