Jose Pereira defeated Tiago Lopes 4-6 6-4 7-6 in the Brazil F24 semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Tiago Lopes came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, but Jose Pereira had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 9 on clay. Jose Pereira narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Pereira J. came through in three sets.
Clay: Pereira J. leads 3–2 · Hard: Lopes T. leads 1–0