Juan Monaco (VCORE 98D) celebrated his 28th birthday by beating #8 seed Mardy Fish 6-1, 6-3 at quarterfinals of Sony Ericsson Open. He is seeking his first ATP Masters 1000 final and will face #1 Novak Djokovic in the semifinals.
While in Women's Singles tournament, Caroline Wozniacki (VCORE 100S) fought against 2nd seeded Maria Sharapova at the semifinals but Caroline couldn't advance to the final though she bravely won the first set.
Tournament Results:
Thursday, March 29th
Juan Monaco (ARG) [21] def. Mardy Fish (USA) [8]
6-1, 6-3
Maria Sharapova (RUS) [2] def. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [4]
4-6, 6-2, 6-4