2nd-seeded Kevin Anderson beats Ecuador's Emilio Gomez in Claro Open Colombia

July 18, 2013 at 1:50AM

BOGOTA, Colombia — Second-seeded Kevin Anderson of South Africa beat Ecuador's Emilio Gomez 6-3, 7-6 (2) on Wednesday night in a rain-delayed match in the Claro Open Colombia.

Anderson set up a third-round match against sixth-seeded Santiago Giraldo of Colombia, a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 winner over Australia's Chris Guccione in the hard-court tournament.

Croatia's Ivo Karlovic also advanced, beating third-seeded Igor Sijsling of the Netherlands 6-3, 7-6 (14). In the late match, fifth-seeded Adrian Mannarino of France routed the Dominican Republic's Victor Estrella Burgos 6-1, 6-2.

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