Bellucci upsets Gonzalez to reach final.
by bahamaderek on Feb.07, 2010, under Fernando Gonzalez, Thomas Bellucci
Third seed Thomaz Bellucci ended hometown favourite Fernando Gonzalez’s run at the Movistar Open in Santiago and will face Juan Monaco in the final.
The Brazilian, ranked 35th in the world, lost the first set 6-3 but came back to take the second with a decisive break in the 10th game.
And he pushed on to complete a 3-6 6-4 6-3 victory in one hour and 54 minutes.
Second seed Monaco, from Argentina, had a much easier passage to the final with a 6-1 6-4 rout of Brazilian qualifier Joao Souza.
Monaco broke twice in each set and won 68 per cent of points on his serve to seal a routine 73-minute win.
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