Spaniard Fernando Verdasco advanced to the semifinals of the Swedish Open by defeating fellow countryman Pablo Carreno Busta 6-4, 6-2.
Carreno Busta had won the previous three meetings between the pair, but it was Verdasco who prevailed on this occasion.
Verdasco, 34, will face defending champion Fabio Fognini for a place in the final after the Italian defeated Federico Delbonis 6-4, 6-3.
Elsewhere, Richard Gasquet advanced by beating wild-card Casper Ruud 7-6 (4), 6-2.
In the final match of the day, Henri Laaksonen defeated Simone Bolelli 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.