Carlos Moya battled to a 7-5 6-4 quarter-final win over compatriot and fourth seed David Ferrer on Friday to stay on course for his fifth Croatia Open title.
It was the Spanish former world number one`s eighth career victory over Ferrer, who had won their two previous meetings.
Moya, seeded sixth, will meet fifth seed Guillermo Canas in the semi-finals after the Argentine crushed uninspired Simon Gilles of France 6-2 6-1.
Romania`s 33-year-old Andrei Pavel joined Moya in the semi-finals by beating Italian Filippo Volandri 1-6 6-2 6-3, continuing his impressive run in Umag this year after ousting local favourite and third seed Ivan Ljubicic in the first round.
Seventh seed Volandri`s quarter-final defeat was his fifth consecutive loss at the last-eight stage in Umag.
Qualifier Viktor Troicki of Serbia, the surprise of the tournament, beat Argentine Carlos Berlocq 7-5 6-2 to set up a last four meeting with Pavel. The 21-year-old Serb had ended top seed, compatriot and world number three Novak Djokovic`s tournament in the second round, Reuters reported. (*)
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