Granollers moves on in Portugal
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Oeiras, Portugal (SportsNetwork.com) - Third-seeded Spaniard Marcel Granollers rallied past countryman Albert Montanes in second-round play at the $590,000 Portugal Open, a clay court French Open tune-up.
Granollers beat Montanes by a 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 margin to secure his spot in the quarterfinals. Granollers was the lone seed in action on Day 3.
Montanes won this tournament in 2009 and 2010.
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Up next for Granollers is Spanish qualifier Daniel Gimeno-Traver, who posted a 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) win over Portuguese wild card Rui Machado.
The first round also came to a close on Day 3, with Portuguese wild card Gastao Elias besting Italian Filippo Volandri 6-4, 6-3.
The 2014 Oeiras champion will collect $107,000.