Marc Rosset produced the surprise of the second round to beat fourth-seed Andrei Pavel at the Swiss Open.

The Swiss wildcard advanced to the quarter-finals after a 7-5 7-6 (7-1) win ove the Romanian.

But second seed Juan Carlos Ferrero lost 5-7 6-4 6-3 to fellow Spaniard David Sanchez as just three of the top eight seeds made it through to the quarter-finals.

Also making the last eight was two-time champion Alex Corretja.

The Spaniard, seeded eighth, beat 1997 winner Felix Mantilla 6-4 6-4.

Seventh-seed Gaston Gaudio of Argentina also made the quarter-finals, beating Russian Mikhail Youzhny 7-6 (7-3) 6-4.

Rosset said the win helped him regain his confidence: "It's a great opportunity for me receiving a wildcard at a Swiss tournament.

"I've been serving big. My second serve has been good. That's very important for my game and my confidence."

He will meet Gaudio in the quarter-finals.

Thursday's results from the Swiss Open in Gstaad:

Alex Corretja-8 (Spa) bt Felix Mantilla (Spa) 6-4 6-4
Marc Rosset (Swi) bt Andrei Pavel-4 (Rom) 7-5 7-6 (7-1)
Gaston Gaudio-7 (Arg) bt Mikhail Youzhny (Rus) 7-6 (7-3) 6-4
David Sanchez (Spa) 5-7 6-4 6-3 Juan Carlos Ferrero-2 (Spa)

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