Tomas Barrios Vera has enjoyed a late-season surge on the ATP Challenger Tour, boosting his chances of ending the season in the Top 100 of the PIF ATP Rankings. In action this week at the Uruguay Open, the Chilean is seeking his third Challenger title since early October after triumphing last week in Cali, Colombia and then Lima, Peru.
The 27-year-old reached the quarter-finals of Montevideo on Thursday with a 6-3, 6-3 victory against local wildcard Franco Roncadelli.
At No. 110 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings, Barrios Vera would have a chance to return to the Top 100 for the first time in 21 months if he wins the Montevideo crown.
Last week in Lima, Barrios Vera saved five match points in a four-hour, 24-minute quarter-final thriller against Argentine Juan Bautista Torres (7-6(2) 6-7(6) 7-6(10)) on his way to lifting his third Challenger trophy of the season and seventh overall.
In other action, 21-year-old Adolfo Daniel Vallejo of Paraguay eased past Alvaro Guillen Meza 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the last eight. Guillen Meza defeated top seed Sebastian Baez in the opening round.
Former world number 17 Cristian Garin defeated Alex Barrena 6-2, 6-4 and fourth seed Carlos Taberner ousted Zdenek Kolar 7-6(2), 6-3.
Carlos with the great escape?
Taberner battles back from 0-5 to take the opener 7-6(2) before closing out Kolar in straight sets to reach the Montevideo QFs! ??#ATPCchallenger | @uruguayopen pic.twitter.com/rDNBiY8aFU
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