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Isner advances to Houston semis, plays Lopez next
World no.10 John Isner defeated fellow American Ryan Sweeting 7-6 (1) 7-6 (4) and moved into the US Men’s Clay Court Championship semifinals. The defending champion Sweeting had his chances, but didn’t take them as he failed to convert any of the six break point opportunities he had against Isner. [...] -
Russell faces Monaco in Houston semis
In a match between two wild card holders, the Argentine Juan Monaco came out as a winner as he defeated Kevin Anderson of South Africa 7-6 (4) 7-5 and booked his place in the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship semifinal. This is the third semifinal for Monaco this year and [...] -
Andujar and Cipolla advance into Casablanca SFs
The third seed and defending champion Pablo Andujar of Spain reached the Grand Prix Hassan II semifinal after beating fellow countryman Sergio Gutierrez-Ferrol 6-4 1-6 6-3. This was the second win of the day for Andujar as he overcame Italy’s Potito Starace 6-3 6-0 only a few hours before the [...] -
Russell beats Fish in Houston, Isner through to QF
American qualifier Michael Russell defeated fellow no.1 seed Mardy Fish 6-3 6-1 and booked his place in the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship quarterfinals. Fish, who didn’t seem to be 100% focused, pulled out of the Davis Cup tie against France a couple of weeks ago due to what he [...] -
Ramos to play Andreev in Casablanca semis
The 7th seed Albert Ramos of Spain beat the Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-3 6-4 to make it to the Grand Prix Hassan II Casablanca Tennis Tournament semis. Chardy was the one who beat the no.1 seed Florian Mayer the day before, but he couldn’t carry the momentum into today’s match. [...] -
Lopez beats Lorenzi, Berlocq also wins in Houston
No.3 seed Feliciano Lopez of Spain won his second round match against Italy’s Paolo Lorenzi 6-4 7-6 (4) and moved into the quarterfinals of the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships in Houston. Lorenzi started the match with a lot of confidence, taking a 4-1 lead, but world no.15 Lopez came [...] -
Chardy beats no.1 seed Mayer in Casablanca
The biggest upset of today’s Grand Prix Hassan II in Casablanca was Jeremy Chardy of France beating the no.1 seed Florian Mayer of Germany in straight sets 6-3 6-1. The German got off to a 3-1 lead, but this wasn’t the same Mayer who beat world no.2 Nadal at last [...] -
Reynolds beats Karlovic in Houston
American Bobby Reynolds defeated the big serving 8th seed Ivo Karlovic of Croatia 7-6 (5) 2-6 6-3 in the first round of the Houston tennis event and set up a match against fellow Ryan Sweeting in round two. Despite Karlovic hitting 19 aces, his ground strokes let him down and [...] -
Sweeting and Russell through to round two in Houston
The defending champion Ryan Sweeting started the Houston Tennis Tournament with a 6-3 7-6 (6) win over the Brazilian qualifier Ricardo Mello. Sweeting, who won the Houston title last year with a final victory against Kei Nishikori of Japan, had to save two set points at 5-6 in the second [...] -
Dolgopolov out of Casablanca, Garcia-Lopez and Andreev win
Italian Flavio Cipolla surprisingly beat the second-seeded Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-4 6-1 in the second round of the Grand Prix Hassan II tennis tournament in Casablanca. Cipolla will play Benoit Paire in the quarterfinals, who fought back against the German Matthias Bachinger, winning in three sets 6-7 (3) 6-3 6-2. [...] -
Blake out of Houston, Querrey wins
James Blake lost his first round match at the Houston Men’s clay court Championships against the sixth seed Carlos Berlocq of Argentina 4-6 6-2 1-6. Despite Berlocq suffering from a calf injury and needing a treatment in the second set, the Argentine managed to recover quickly. After losing the second [...] -
Young loses in Casablanca, Andreev through
The American 5th seed Donald Young went out in the first round of the Grand Prix Hassan II in Casablanca as he got beaten by the Frenchman Benoit Paire 4-6 7-6 (5) 6-2. Igor Andreev of Russia cruised through to round two as he defeated the Spaniard Albert Montanes 6-3 [...] -
Spain will face USA in Davis Cup semis
USA set up a Davis Cup semifinal encounter against the defending champions Spain as they beat France 3-2. World no.10 John Isner once again proved that he can play on any surface, defeating French no.1 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3 7-6 (4) 5-7 6-3. The American team with dismissed Switzerland in this [...]
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