Richard defeated the German Daniel Brands 6-7 6-3 6-0 to reach to QF in Gstaad where he will meet Albert Montanes.
Richard could not convert one of his six breakpoints in the first set and was unlucky in the breaker when he seemed to have misjudged setpoint. But to his credit, he did not waver and was able to break Brands in the first game of the second set. A combination of Richard being more enterprising on the return and the German's serve declining, Richard managed a second break to win the set 6-3.
In the third set, Brands collapsed completely and Richard bagelled him.
