Fernando defeated Lithuanian qualifier Ricardis Berankis 6-3, 7-6(5), to advance to the semifinals of the SAP Open, where he’ll face Denis Istomin for a spot in the finals against either #1 seed Andy Roddick or #7 seed Sam Querrey.

The draw for next week’s Regions Morgan Keegan Championship was also released today. Fernando will face Jeremy Chardy in the first round! Vamos!

Also, the SAP Open twitter reports that Fernando will make his decision about whether or not to play Davis Cup after Memphis. He was dealing with a sciatic nerve injury several days ago and is playing through hamstring pain. Hopefully he’ll recover and be as close to 100% as possible for the upcoming hard court and clay Masters in the coming months. Vamos :)