The Unicredit Czech Open 2013, currently underway in Prostejov, Czech Republic witnessed too many upsets in the round of 8 as Lukas Rosol, Jan Hajek, Albert Montanes, Albert Ramos were shown the door.
In the first match of the day, Jiri Vesely, ranked #127 in the world, took out Lukas Rosol 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 to reach the semifinals.
It was a close match which could have gone anybody's way. But it was Vesely, who held his nerves to mark an upset.
Up next, Peter Gojowczyk, places at #179 in the ATP rankings, stunned Albert Ramos, seeded sixth for the tournament 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 to book his place into the last four.
Local favourite - Radek Stepanek, who got a wild card for the tournament, made short work of fourth seed Albert Montanes 6-3, 6-4 to storm into the semi finals.
In the last match of the day, Teymuraz Gabishvili saw off Eighth seed Jan Hajek 6-4, 6-3 in straight sets.
Those players who booked themselves a semifinal spot, have assured themselves €5375 and 45 ATP ranking points.
Here are the semifinal match-ups:
Teymuraz Gabishvili v/s [5] Radek Stepanek.
Peter Gojowczyk v/s Jiri Vesely.
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