Beck, Daniel will meet in semifinals
GSTAAD, Switzerland -- Andreas Beck of Germany reached his first ATP semifinal Friday by defeating Victor Crivoi of Romania 6-4, 7-6 (5) at the Swiss Open.
Need the scores from any match played in today's tournaments? Beck will meet Marcos Daniel of Brazil, with each looking to reach a first career final.
The 73rd-ranked Daniel defeated Florent Serra of France 6-4, 7-6 (1) in the quarterfinals.
Igor Andreev became the only seed to advance, as the No. 3 defeated fifth-seeded Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 6-3.
The Russian will next face Brazilian qualifier Thomaz Bellucci, whose sixth-seeded opponent Nicolas Kiefer retired with a foot injury when leading 6-3, 0-1.
Beck, ranked a career-high 51st, proved tougher than Crivoi on the big points as both struggled to land barely half of their first serves.
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press
