UMAG, Croatia (AP) — Seeded Italian players Andreas Seppi and Fabio Fognini reached the semifinals of the Croatia Open on Friday.
The second-seeded Seppi advanced after Horacio Zeballos retired while trailing 6-5 in the first set. The Argentine had two set points at 5-4.
Fognini, seeded No. 3, defeated Martin Klizan of Slovakia 6-4, 6-2 for his 12th consecutive singles victory and his third semifinal at Umag.
Fognini won four consecutive games after trailing 3-1 in the first set. Another four-game run in the second at 1-1 set up the victory.
