David Ferrer downs Lopez in Mexican Open

ACAPULCO, Mexico — Top-seeded David Ferrer defeated fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 7-6 (1), 6-2 on Wednesday to advance to his fifthstraight Mexican Open quarter-finals.

Ferrer, trying to win his fourth title on Mexican soil, will play South Africa’s Kevin Anderson, who eliminated American Sam Querrey, 7-6 (2), 6-4. Also Wednesday, Gilles Simon (6) of France beat Donald Young of the United States 6-4, 6-3, Ukraine’s Alexandr Dolgopolov downed Frenchman defeated Dudi Sela of Israel 7-6 (4), 6-2.

On the women’s side, top-seeded Dominika Cibulkova reached the quarter-finals with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium.

— GETTY IMAGES Top-seeded David Ferrer of Spain returns the ball to fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez during the Mexico ATP Open men’s single tennis match, in Acapulco, Mexico on Wednesday. Ferrer won the match 7-6 (1), 7-2 to advance to the quarter-finals.