Nadal and Ferrer through to Rio Open semi-finals

David Ferrer beats Juan Monaco to reach semi-finals Austria's Andreas Haider-Maurer beat Joao Souza of Brazil 7-6(4), 1-6, 6-4 in Rio de Janeiro on Friday (20 February) to reach his first semi-final in an ATP World Tour 500 event. Fourth seed Fabio Fognini forced his way past Federico Delbonis of Argentina, 6-4, 6-7 (10), 7-6 (9), early on Saturday (21 February) in the quarter-finals of the Rio Open. Top seed Rafael Nadal beat Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas, 4-6, 7-5, 6-0, in the early hours of Saturday (21 February) to reach the semi-finals at the Rio Open.