Davydenko, Blake reach semis; Simon ousted in Estoril

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05/08/2009 - Estoril, Portugal (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Three-time finalist Nikolay Davydenko and fourth-seeded American James Blake reached the semifinals, while top-seeded Gilles Simon of France came up a quarterfinal loser Friday at the $595,000 clay-court Estoril Open.

Seventh-seeded Spaniard Albert Montanes upended the world No. 8 Simon in 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) fashion at National Stadium.

Meanwhile, a second-seeded Davydenko moved within one victory of a fourth Estoril Open final with a 6-4, 6-3 handling of sixth-seeded American Mardy Fish on Day 6 at this French Open tune-up.

The world No. 11 Davydenko titled here in 2003 and lost to the great Roger Federer in last year's Estoril finale. The gritty Russian star also lost in the 2006 final.

Davydenko's semifinal opponent on Saturday will be Blake, who drove past eighth-seeded Frenchman Florent Serra 6-4, 6-1.

Blake is a flawless 6-0 lifetime against Davydenko, all on hardcourts. The two have never met on clay, Blake's worst surface.

The other semi will pit Montanes against Chilean Paul Capdeville, who overcame Spaniard Oscar Hernandez 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.

The 2009 Estoril champ will collect $96,000.

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