Etcheverry defeats Garin to reach Houston semis

Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry, the No 8 seed, moved into the last four of the US Clay Court Championships by defeating Chilean Cristian Garin 6-1, 6-7 (2), 6-3 at River Oaks Country Club in Houston on Saturday night.

Etcheverry, ranked No 73, will play German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann next.

Ahead of his victory, the Argentinian won against Juan Manuel Cerundolo (6-3, 6-4) and Australian Max Purcell (7-6 (5), 6-1).

Garin, ranked No 74, beat Hugo Dellien (6-3, 6-0) and Belgian lucky loser Zizou Bergs (7-6 (4), 7-6 (1)) earlier in the tournament.

Houston ATP250, other quarter-finals results (River Oaks Country Club, clay, USD 642.735, most recent results first):

• Yannick Hanfmann beat Tomas Machac (Q): 6-2, 6-1
• Gijs Brouwer beat J.J. Wolf (5): 6-3, 6-4
• Frances Tiafoe (1) beat Jason Kubler (6): 6-4, 6-4