Richard Gasquet of France, the defending champion, defeated Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus, 6-4, 6-4, to reach the semifinals of the Open Sud de France in Montpellier.
u25a0 Top-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut advanced to the semifinals of the Sofia Open in Bulgaria, beating eighth-seeded Adrian Mannarino, 6-4, 6-3. Second seed Viktor Troicki of Serbia also advanced, defeating Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany, 6-3, 6-4.