Fernando Verdasco suffered a surprise second-round loss at the Ecuador Open as his Spanish countryman Feliciano Lopez battled through.
Verdasco crashes out, Lopez through at Ecuador Open
As Victor Estrella Burgos and Feliciano Lopez advanced at the Ecuador Open, Fernando Verdasco was eliminated.
Verdasco, the fourth seed, was downed by Argentine qualifier Renzo Olivo 7-6 (7-5) 3-6 6-3 on the clay courts in Quito on Thursday.
The left-hander was up a break at 3-1 in the third set before losing five consecutive games.
Since his stunning win over Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open first round, Verdasco has lost back-to-back matches.
Olivo advances to a quarter-final meeting with Victor Estrella Burgos after the defending champion beat qualifier Andrej Martin 7-5 6-1.
Estrella Burgos overcame Lopez in last year's final and the latter is also still alive.
The Spanish second seed battled past Brazilian qualifier Joao Souza 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-2.
Lopez served 14 aces in his win, with his only breaks of serve coming in the deciding set.
He will meet countryman Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the last eight after the seventh seed overcame Rajeev Ram 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 7-5.
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