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HOUSTON (AP) — Fourth-seeded Fernando Verdasco beat Donald Young Jr. 7-6 (1), 6-1 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships.
Verdasco, from Spain, will face Santiago Giraldo in the semifinals Saturday. Giraldo beat Colombian countryman Alejandro Gonzalez 6-3, 6-4.
Sam Querrey beat Dustin Brown 6-3, 6-7 (8), 6-3 to set up a match against third-seeded Nicolas Almagro, a 6-2, 6-4 winner of Jack Sock.
In the doubles semifinals, top-seeded Bob and Mike Bryan beat Chris Guccione and Lleyton Hewitt 7-5, 6-3, and Verdasco and David Marrero topped Giraldo and Gonzalez 6-4, 6-2.
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