Third-seeded Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil defeated Chile's Paul Capdeville 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 to reach the quarterfinals of the Movistar Open. In other matches, second-seeded Juan Monaco of Argentina beat Juan Ignacio Chela 6-3, 7-5. Peter Luczak of Australia advanced to the quarterfinals, beating David Marrero of Spain 6-3, 7-6 (4).


