GSTAAD, Switzerland (AP) — Top-seeded Mikhail Youzhny lost to 147th-ranked Yuri Schukin of Kazakhstan in the Swiss Open quarterfinals.
The 31-year-old Schukin, who came through qualifying, reached his first career semifinal by defeating the 14th-ranked Russian 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 on Friday.
Schukin will play seventh-seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet in Saturday’s semifinals.
Gasquet, the 2006 champion on Gstaad’s outdoor clay, beat fourth-seeded Albert Montanes of Spain 7-6 (5), 6-4.
Two Spaniards will meet in the other semifinal.
Second-seeded Nicolas Almagro beat Jeremy Chardy of France, 6-2, 7-6 (5), and Daniel Gimeno-Traver had a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Igor Andreev from Russia.
