VIENNA, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Third-seeded Nicolas Almagro battled through a three-set match Thursday in moving to the quarterfinals of the Bank Austria Tennis Trophy tournament in Vienna.
Almagro played more than 2 hours in getting past Santiago Giraldo 7-6 (7-4), 6-7 (3-7), 6-3. The players combined for 25 aces with the difference in the match being Almagro's managing to hold serve through the third set.