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Cilic Gets Past Istomin In Moscow

Cilic Gets Past Istomin In Moscow

  • Posted: Oct 22, 2015

Marin Cilic remained on course to retain the Kremlin Cup by Bank of Moscow title on Thursday by recording his 30th match win of the year with a 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-3 victory over Denis Istomin in two hours and three minutes. It was his sixth win in seven meetings over Istomin, who captured his first ATP World Tour title at Nottingham (d. Querrey) in June. Cilic is attempting to reach his first ATP World Tour final in 12 months.

No. 4 seed Philipp Kohlschreiber battled past Russian qualifier Aslan Karatsev 7-6(3), 2-6, 6-4 to earn a spot in the quarter-finals. The 22-year-old Russian took out three compatriots to qualify for the main draw, then defeated former champion Mikhail Youzhny in the first round.

The World No. 207 had Kohlschreiber on the ropes in the opening set, but saw the German break back at love at 6-5 and sneak away with the tie-break. The fourth seed would serve out the win on his third match point after two hours and 22 minutes.

Kohlschreiber will now face Robin Haase, against whom he is 0-1 (2012 Kitzbuehel).

Earlier in the day, Lucas Pouille defeated Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-1, 7-6(5) and wild card Evgeny Donskoy hit 10 aces in a 6-4, 7-5 win over Ricardas Berankis.

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Top Seed Ferrer Advances In Vienna

Top Seed Ferrer Advances In Vienna

  • Posted: Oct 22, 2015

David Ferrer talks about his run in Vienna so far.

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Gasquet To Play Chardy For Stockholm SF Spot

Gasquet To Play Chardy For Stockholm SF Spot

  • Posted: Oct 22, 2015

Second seed Richard Gasquet will meet French compatriot and sixth seed Jeremy Chardy for a place in the If Stockholm Open semi-finals on Friday.

Gasquet was leading 6-1, 2-0 when Steve Darcis retired due to a left ankle injury after 32 minutes of play. Chardy lost six of his first service points in a 6-3, 7-6(2) win over Federico Delbonis.

“It was not the way I wanted to win, Steve is a friend,” said Gasquet. “It’s a tough week, with lots of very good players, but I will try my best.”

Defending champion and top seed Tomas Berdych downed young gun Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-4 in 87 minutes to advance to the quarter-finals. The Czech took the first set without facing a break point and went 4-for-8 on break chances against the 18-year-old German. Last week, Berdych and Rafael Nadal became the latest players to qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Just two singles spots remain at the season-ending event, to be held 15-22 November at The O2 in London.

“I’m happy with the way I handled the match, and it’s always helpful to win in straight sets,” said Berdych. “There were some ups and downs, but it went well in the end. The conditions were pleasant. I was able to use my experience well to get past a guy with a great future in front of him, and I wish him well.”

Next up for Berdych is fifth seed Grigor Dimitrov, who took out Nicolas Almagro 6-2, 6-4.

Butorac/Lipsky Hold Their Nerve

Third seeds Eric Butorac and Scott Lipsky held their nerve to beat Marcus Daniell and Marcelo Demoliner 7-6(4), 7-5, while Mate Pavic and Michael Venus overcame fourth seeds Jonathan Marray and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi 6-4, 7-6(4).

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Ferrer Strengthens London Chances, Reaches Vienna QFs

Ferrer Strengthens London Chances, Reaches Vienna QFs

  • Posted: Oct 22, 2015

David Ferrer further improved his chances of qualifying for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for the seventh time Thursday when he reached the Erste Bank Open quarter-finals. The Spaniard, who is currently No. 8 in the Emirates ATP Race To London, added 45 points after he defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-1, 6-1 in 63 minutes.

Ferrer, who recorded the 650th match win of his career with victory over Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the first round, is now 49-12 on the year by reaching his 12th quarter-final (or better). He has won four ATP World Tour titles in 2015. The top seed will next challenge eighth seed Fabio Fognini, a 6-1, 6-4 winner over Radek Stepanek earlier in the day.

Kei Nishikori and Ferrer are both on course to clinch the final two spots that are up for grabs at the season finale, to be held at The O2 in London from 15-22 November.

No. 2 seed Kevin Anderson survived the loss of the first set to eliminate Jiri Vesely 6-7(4), 6-3, 7-5. Anderson held two set points on his opponent’s serve in the opening set, but was edged by the Czech in the tie-break. The South African rallied to even the match, then broke serve on the final point of the match to secure the win.

Anderson served 15 aces to move to 980 for the year. He has never fired 1,000 aces in a season, but is now within reach of becoming the third player to reach the milestone in 2015, following Ivo Karlovic and John Isner. Since Infosys ATP aces statistics were first kept in 1991, there has never been a season in which three players topped 1,000 aces in a year.

“It was a very tough match,” noted Anderson. “I’ve played Jiri a couple of times so I knew what to expect. I missed my chance in the first set but took really good care of my serve. I dug deep to save break points at five-all in the third.”

With the win, Anderson set up a quarter-final clash against American Steve Johnson.

“Our college careers never overlapped, but [Steve] was one of the best collegiate players in history and we’ve had the chance to face each other on the [ATP World] Tour a few times,” noted Anderson, who was a standout in NCAA Division I tennis for the University of Illinois before turning pro. He holds a 4-1 FedEx ATP Head2Head record against the USC alumnus.

Johnson battled hard to beat Jerzy Janowicz 6-4, 6-7(7), 6-4, striking 20 aces to Janowicz’s 23. He also lost just four of his service points and saved both break points he faced.

Murray/Peers Advance To Doubles SFs

Second seeds Jamie Murray and John Peers, who will compete in the English capital next month, saved eight of nine break points to beat Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares 6-2, 6-3 in 59 minutes. Murray will team up with Soares in 2016. Murray and Peers will next face Fognini and Max Mirnyi, who beat Julian Knowle and Daniel Nestor 6-3, 6-2. Nestor, 43, has 997 doubles match wins.

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Vienna Thursday Highlights

Vienna Thursday Highlights

  • Posted: Oct 22, 2015

Watch highlights as top seeds advance in Vienna. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com

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