PUNTA DEL ESTE/STARNBERG, January 25, 2025

Emilio Nava caused a major upset by defeating top-seeded Argentine Federico Coria on Friday at the Punta del Este Open. The US-American secured a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory, powered by a strong first serve, to advance to the semifinals of the ATP Challenger Tour 75 clay-court tournament being held at the Cantegril Country Club in Punta del Este.

Nava will face Colombian Daniel Elahi Galan, the third seed, who overcame Peru’s Gonzalo Bueno with a 7-6(5), 6-4 win. This will mark the first meeting between the two players.

The other semifinal will feature No. 7 seed  Tomás Barrios Vera of Chile against Spain’s Carlos Taberner. Barrios Vera defeated Argentine qualifier Lautaro Midon 6-0, 7-6(6), while Taberner eliminated fifth seed Marco Trungelliti in a hard-fought 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4 match.

The day’s action will kick off at 4:00 PM local time with the doubles final, where Brazil’s Gustavo Heide and Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva will face Argentina’s Facundo Mena and Marco Trungelliti.

And then there were four in Punta del Este…

Barrios Vera vs. Taberner
Galan vs. Nava #ATPChallenger pic.twitter.com/JrI9PAyChl

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FRIDAY RESULTS

Singles – Quarterfinals

Emilio Nava (USA) def. Federico Coria (Argentina, 1) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3

Daniel Elahi Galan (Colombia, 3) def. Gonzalo Bueno (Peru) 7-6(5), 6-4

Carlos Taberner (Spain) def. Marco Trungelliti (Argentina, 5) 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4

Tomas Barrios Vera (Chile, 7) def. Lautaro Midon (Argentina) 6-0, 7-6(6)

Doubles – Semifinals

Gustavo Heide/Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva (Brazil) def. Daniel Elahi Galan/Carlos Taberner (Colombia/Spain) 6-1, 6-2

Facundo Mena/Marco Trungelliti (Argentina) def. Conner Huertas del Pino/Arklon Huertas Del Pino Cordova (Peru) 6-4, 6-2