Seppi, Bellucci advance at Kremlin Cup

MOSCOW, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- No. 2 seed Andreas Seppi and fourth-seeded Thomaz Bellucci advanced to the semifinals with victories Friday at the Kremlin Cup.

Seppi defeated eighth-seeded Tatsuma Ito 6-2, 6-1 to set up a semifinal match against Malek Jaziri, who defeated Lukas Rosol 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 in Friday's quarterfinal action.

Bellucci topped Jerzy Janowicz 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) and will face Ivo Karlovic, a 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 winner Friday over Edouard Roger-Vasselin.