NEWPORT, R.I. -- Fourth-seeded Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus beat seventh-seeded Dudi Sela of Israel 6-2, 7-5 on Thursday to advance to the semifinals in the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.Third-seeded Gilles Muller of Luxembourg and sixth-seeded Adrian Mannarino of France reached the quarterfinals. Muller topped Victor Estrella Burgos of the Dominican Republic 7-6 (7), 6-4, and Mannarino rallied to edge Australias Sam Groth 7-6 (6), 6-3.The 31-year-old Baghdatis kissed the court when the match ended after giving a long embrace at the net to longtime friend Sela. The Cypriot is seeking his fifth career ATP title.We know each other from a very young age, Baghdatis said. A lot of emotions.Playing on the stadium court two days after calling a side court ridiculously bad, the 28-year-old Mannarino lost the first three games of the opening set and fell behind 5-1 before rallying on Newports grass courts.The tournament is held on the grounds of the International Tennis Hall of Fame.Marat Safin and Justine Henin head the 2016 class thats set to be enshrined during a center-court ceremony Saturday.Play was delayed for nearly three hours by rain after Mannarino won the first set.Second-seeded Ivo Karlovic of Croatia, a finalist in Newport the last two year, had his quarterfinal match against Switzerlands Marco Chiudinelli postponed until Friday.Mannarino said that playing inside the stadium helped him relax.For sure, I know that the stadium court is much better than the other court, he said. I knew that today was going to be some real tennis on the court. Thats pretty important to me. If Im going to lose, Im going to because the guy was better than me. I dont like to lose because the conditions were ugly for the players.Once play resumed, Mannarino continued his strong play.I was just trying to focus on my game (during the delay) and what I have to do, he said. It worked pretty well. When I got back on court I was pretty consistent.Mannarino, the only Frenchman remaining in the field, was handed a French flag by a media member that wished him a Happy Bastille Day at a post-match press conference.On Tuesday, Mannarino said of a side court: The court is just ridiculously bad. Were playing (next to) the other court. Youve got the camera, the microphone on the court. You cant really move. This is really not respectful for the players to come, that kind of court.Mannarino entered the week ranked 55th on the ATP tour. Nike Air Force 1 Schweiz Schuhe . Its sharpness matched my mind. This was no night to go to sleep. Nike Air Force 1 Schweiz Outlet . 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Also Wednesday, Gilles Simon (6) of France beat Donald Young of the United States 6-4, 6-3, Ukraines Alexandr Dolgopolov downed Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 6-4 and Croatias Ivo Karlovic defeated Dudi Sela of Israel 7-6 (4), 6-2. PHOENIX -- Once again, the Arizona Diamondbacks failed to hold a lead in the late innings.Matt Kemp, a familiar nemesis, had a two-out, bases-loaded double in the eighth inning to erase Arizonas one-run lead and the Atlanta Braves beat the Diamondbacks 7-4 on Tuesday night.Its a nice field, a nice backdrop, Kemp said. You see the ball well. Ive played here a lot so Ive got some experience here.Kemp earned two RBI on the hit and a third run scored when right fielder Mitch Haniger bobbled the ball.Jake Barrett (1-2) pitched one inning and took the loss.I just feel it was the one pitch that hurt me and that was to Kemp, he said. I tried to throw inside and missed away.Kemp also had a sacrifice fly. His three RBI give him 83 for the season.Hes been there, done that, Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said. You know, hes an RBI guy.Adonis Garcia had three hits, including a double, and scored twice for the Braves, who have won two of three after losing seven straight. Dansby Swanson, the former No. 1 draft pick by Arizona now with the Braves, singled twice and earned his first major league RBI with a sacrifice fly in the ninth.Jose Ramirez (2-0) allowed a hit and hit a batter but struck out the side in the seventh to get the victory.Jim Johnson pitched a scoreless ninth for his 11th save.Jake Lamb doubled in two runs and Yasmany Tomas singled in two in Arizonas four-run third inning. Lamb also doubled in the eighth, breaking out of a 2-for-47 slump. Tomas, who has 27 RBI in his last 23 games, left in the eighth inning with mid-back stiffness.He said it was bothering him batting, running and throwing so we had to get him out of the game, Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale said. `It doesnt seem to be to concerning. The trainers arent concerned, the doctors arent. Hopefully he will feel better tomorrow. If not, we will givee him a day tomorrow and he will be ready Thursday.dddddddddddd.Atlanta starter Rob Whalen held Arizona hitless through 2 2/3 innings but never made it out of the third.With two outs, he walked three batters, the last two on full counts, to load the bases for Tomas. After the two-run single, Whalen hit Welington Castillo to load them again and bring up Lamb, who laced a two-run ground-rule double into the Braves bullpen down the right field line and Arizona led 4-2.That was it for Whalen in his fifth major league start.The Braves, who scored five in the first inning in Monday nights 9-8 loss, scored two in the first Tuesday, and Arizona starter Archie Bradley was fortunate it wasnt more.Nick Markakis singled in one run and Tyler Flowers doubled in another. Jace Peterson walked to load the bases but Swanson struck out looking to end the threat.Garcia doubled to start the fourth, took third on a groundout and scored on Kemps fly out to center to slice the Diamondbacks lead to 4-3.The Braves loaded the bases with one out in the third but failed to score. In all, Atlanta stranded eight runners in the first three innings.Freddie Freeman of the Braves went 0 for 3 to snap an 11-game hitting streak.TRAINERS ROOMDiamondbacks: Hale said OF A.J. Pollock (wrist surgery) will be activated on Friday and will immediately be in the lineup.UP NEXT:Braves: RHP Julio Tehran (2-3, 4.89) gets the start in the third game of the four-game series. Tehran was the last Braves starter to go more than six innings -- on July 17.Diamondbacks: RHP Zack Greinke (11-4, 4.21) makes his first home start since June 28. He allowed two runs in seven innings in his last start, at San Diego, but didnt get a decision. ' ' '