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Anderson advances in Claro Open

Published Jul. 19, 2013 1:00 a.m. ET

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Second-seeded Kevin Anderson of South Africa advanced to the Claro Open Colombia semifinals Friday, beating sixth-seeded Santiago Giraldo of Colombia 6-3, 6-3.

Anderson will face Croatia's Ivo Karlovic, a 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) winner over fifth-seeded Adrian Mannarino of France in the hardcourt tournament at Centro de Alto Rendimiento.

Canada's Vasek Pospisil beat Italy's Matteo Viola 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to set up a match against the winner of the late match between top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia and Alejandro Falla of Colombia.

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