Huey and Klepac, who won 6-2, 7-5, will meet the US’ Coco Vandeweghe and Romania’s Horia Tecau in the semis.
Vandeweghe and Horia Tecau had a tougher time getting through the quarterfinals by hacking out a 6-3, 6-7 (5), 10-6 win against Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Bob Ryan.
Prior his victory, Huey and his doubles partner yielded to Canada’s Daniel Nestor and the Czech Republic's Radek Stepanek in two sets, 6-4, 6-4.
Huey's semis march is the best finish so far by a Filipino tennis player in a Grand Slam tournament since 1981 when Virgilio Sison reached the quarterfinals of the French Open, according to the Philippine Star. – With a report from Reuters and The Philippine Star
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
