The Czech world number 14, who has reached only one final so
far this year, now joins already-eliminated top seeds Roger
Federer and Grigor Dimtrov on the sidelines.
Lopez, ranked 33rd in the world, will now face either
39-year-old veteran Tommy Haas, who beat Federer in the previous
round, or Germany's Mischa Zverev, who meet in their
quarter-final later on Friday.
The 35-year-old Spaniard bounced back from the first set
tiebreak loss, saved several break points on his own serve early
in the third set and earned his only break with a superb
crosscourt passing shot to go 4-3 up and keep his advantage
until the end.
(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann; editing by Mark Heinrich)
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