BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) Top-seeded Juan Ignacio Chela advanced to the semifinals of the Nastase Tiriac Trophy on Friday by beating seventh-seeded Andreas Seppi of Italy 7-5, 6-3.
Seppi led 5-3 in the first set after breaking Chela in the seventh game, but the Argentine broke back twice take the lead.
Chela will face fourth-seeded Pablo Andujar of Spain, who defeated qualifier Alessandro Giannessi of Italy 6-3, 6-4. Chela beat Andujar in last year's Bucharest final.
Second-seeded Florian Mayer of Germany also reached the semifinals and will play against Filippo Volandri of Italy.
Mayer defeated Albert Ramos of Spain, 6-1, 6-2, while Volandri beat Brazilian Joao Souza 6-2, 6-0.