Thiem through to Argentina quarters

Top-seeded Dominic Thiem is through to the quarter-finals of the Argentina Open.

Austria's Dominic Thiem has set up a quarter-final match against local favourite Guido Pella in the Argentina Open.

Top-seeded Thiem beat Argentina's Horacio Zeballos 6-4 6-3 on Wednesday in the ATP 250 clay-court tournament while Pella accounted for Spain's Fernando Verdasco 6-2 6-4.

Argentina's Diego Schwartzman also advanced, beating Brazil's Thomaz Bellucci 3-6 6-3 6-2.

He next faces Slovenia's Aljaz Bedene, a 3-6 7-5 6-1 winner over third-seeded Albert Ramos Vinolas of Spain.