RESULTS: La Ciotat International Open, La Ciotat, France
Quarter-finals:
[1] Stephane Galifi (ITA) bt [8] Henrik Mustonen (FIN) 5-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-7 (45m)
[4] Yann Perrin (FRA) bt [5] Max Lee (HKG) 3-11, 11-5, 13-11, 3-11, 11-3 (59m)
[Q] Borja Golan (ESP) bt [Q] Fabien Verseille (FRA) 11-6, 11-3, 11-2 (31m)
[2] Alan Clyne (SCO) bt [6] Ivan Yuen (MAS) 11-6, 2-11, 11-7, 11-7 (45m)
Borja Golan maintained his confident run in the La Ciotat International Open by beating fellow qualifier Fabien Verseille in straight games to reach the semi-finals of the $10,000 PSA World Tour squash event in its first year at La Ciotat Squash Club in the French city of La Ciotat.
The top-ranked Spaniard is making his comeback after major knee surgery - since when he has seen his world ranking slump to 95 just seven months after holding the No10 slot.
But the 27-year-old from Santiago DC showed signs of his former form as he despatched Frenchman Verseille 11-6, 11-3, 11-2 in 31 minutes in the only straight games win of the day.
Golan will have a tougher battle ahead of him as he takes on second seed Alan Clyne for a place in the final.
Fresh from his title triumph in last week's Kent Open in England, Scot Clyne overcame sixth-seeded Malaysian Ivan Yuen 11-6, 2-11, 11-7, 11-7 to set up a first-time Tour clash with the highest-ranked Spaniard of all-time.
Yann Perrin single-handedly carries domestic interest through to the semi-finals of this inaugural Tour event in La Ciotat after surviving a hard-fought five-game clash with Hong Kong's Max Lee. The fourth seed from Aix-en-Provence beat fifth seed Lee 3-11, 11-5, 13-11, 3-11, 11-3 in one minute just short of an hour.
It will be an all-Aix battle in the semi-finals as Perrin takes on Stephane Galifi, the top seed who is based in the French city but now plays under the Italian flag.
Galifi recovered from a game down to beat Finland's No8 seed Henrik Mustonen 5-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-7.
Semi-final line-up:
[1] Stephane Galifi (ITA) v [4] Yann Perrin (FRA)
[2] Alan Clyne (SCO) v [Q] Borja Golan (ESP)