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Top seeds advance in Croatia

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Published: July 13, 2012 at 9:25 PM

UMAG, Croatia, July 13 (UPI) -- Fernando Verdasco and Marin Cilic, the tournament's top two seeds, both reached the semifinals Friday at the Croatia Open.

Verdasco, champion here four years ago, stormed past wild-card entrant Andrey Kuznetsov 6-2, 6-2.

Cilic, a finalist at this tournament last year, recorded eight aces while defeating Wayne Odesnik 6-4, 6-0.

Cilic's semifinal opponent will be Alexandr Dolgopolov in a rematch of the 2011 championship duel. Dolgopolov made it to the semifinals with a 6-4, 6-4 decision over Carlos Berlocq.

Marcel Granollers will take on Verdasco after coming from behind to down Matthias Bachinger 1-6, 6-3, 7-5.

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