[3] Jamie Mackenzie* (GER) v [7] Tito Chavez (ESP)

Jamie Mackenzie had only ever reached a singles semi-final in a J500 tournament once prior to this week, and it was at this very tournament last year.  He lost on that occasion to top seed Andres Santamarta Roig, but this year he faced Spanish left-hander Tito Chavez, a player he knows well and whom he…