Good return on clay for the world no.4 that defeated wildcarded Agustin Velotti 6-4 6-1 in 79 minutes. The Spaniard had a very convincing match to break his opponent 4 times and be broken only once.
Ferrer will have a tough match against a regenerated David Naldandian that defeated Berlocq 6-3 2-6 6-3 in the first round in 1 hour and 53 minutes. Head to head is 8-5 for Ferrer (5-0 for the Spaniard on clay). Last time they played each other it was in also in Buenos Aires (semifinal 2012) when Ferrer won 6-1 6-4.
In the other results Fognini defeated Garcia-Lopez 7-5 6-3
