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Patna : World No 47 Albert Ramos-Vinolas, 33 Spain, upset World No 9 Diego Schwartzman, 28, Argentina, in quarter-finals to reach the semi-finals of ATP Cordoba Open, a clay courts tournament, at Cordoba, Argentina, on February 27, 2021. Fifth seed Vinolas stunned top seed Schwartzman in a tough contest 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 in 2hrs 30 minutes in QFs.
Vinolas won 5 break points in the match to 2 by Schwartzman. The Argentine though fired 6 Aces in the match to 1 by the Spainiard. Vinos won 4 games in a row in the match to 3 by Schwartzman. The Spainiard, in all, won 96 points during the match to 85 by the Argentine. Vinolas will face World No 130 Facundo Bagnis, 30, Argentina, in semi-finals on February 28, 2021.
Facundo Bagnis drubbed World No 128 Jozef Kovalik, 28, Slovakia, 6-1, 6-2 in QFs on February 27, 2021, winning 4 break points and 5 games in a row during the match. Bagnis fired 4 Aces in the match to none by Kovalik. Bagnis, in all, won 58 points during the match to 36 by Kovalik.
World No 95 Federico Coria, 28, Argentina, stunned World No 29 & 2nd seed Benoit Paire, 31, France, 6-3, 6-2 in 76 minutes in QFs to advance to semi-finals. Coria won 6 break points during the match to 2 by Paire. The Argentine also won 5 games in a row in the match. Coria won 67 points during the match to 47 by Paire. Coria will face World No 335 Juan Manuel Cerundolo, 19, Argentina, in SFs on February 28, 2021.