And Holland's Martin Verkerk booked his quarter-final place with a 6-3 6-4 win over Swedish veteran Thomas Enqvist.

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Earlier, Russia's Nikolay Davydenko raced into the final after a comfortable 7-5 6-1 win over unseeded Martin Verkerk .

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Fifth seed Mariano Zabaleta , the highest-ranked player left, progressed to the quarter-finals with a 6-4 6-4 win over Dutchman Martin Verkerk .

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