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Kei Solves Lorenzi, Moves Into Basel QFs

  • Posted: Oct 26, 2016

Kei Solves Lorenzi, Moves Into Basel QFs

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Pella, Sock also advance indoors

Kei Nishikori overcame a spirited effort from Italian Paolo Lorenzi to advance to the Swiss Indoors Basel quarter-finals on Wednesday 7-6(3), 6-2. Nishikori spilled 18 unforced errors in the first set as the top Italian retrieved nearly everything back to him.

But the World No. 5 cleaned up his play in the second set, reducing his unforced error tally to six to prevail in one hour and 38 minutes. The 26 year old is going for his second title of the season, having won his lone title indoors at the Memphis Open in February.

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Argentine Federico Delbonis joined Nishikori in the quarter-finals by outlasting Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 6-3. Argentine Guido Pella moved into the second round after Frenchman Richard Gasquet retired down 6-2, 2-1 36 minutes into the match. Gasquet won his second title of the season on Sunday at the inaugural European Open in Antwerp (d. Schwartzman).

Eighth seed Jack Sock also continued his strong play indoors. The 24-year-old American saved all five break points in a 6-3, 6-3 victory against Frenchman Adrian Mannarino. Sock made the If Stockholm Open final for the second consecutive year on Sunday (l. to del Potro).

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Erste Bank Open: Andy Murray beats Martin Klizan to set up Gilles Simon tie

  • Posted: Oct 26, 2016

Andy Murray reached the Erste Bank Open second round with a hard-fought victory over Martin Klizan in Vienna.

British number one Murray, 29, beat the Slovak world number 35 6-3 6-7 (5-7)6-0 to set up a tie with French world number 25 Gilles Simon.

The winner will meet American John Isner, ranked 27 in the world, in round three.

Scot Murray is looking to close the gap on world number one Novak Djokovic, who is not competing in Austria.

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Were Murray to win the Erste Bank Open and the Paris Masters, which begins on 29 October, Serb Djokovic would need to reach the Paris final to retain top spot in the rankings.

World number two Murray is aiming to become the oldest player to reach number one for the first time in his career since Australian John Newcombe, who achieved the feat aged 30 on 3 June 1974.

Murray led 4-3 and 6-5 after breaking serve in the second set, but 27-year-old Klizan – playing his best tennis of the match – twice broke back to force a tie-break as Murray lost his composure.

Although Murray continued to shout and admonish himself, he dominated the final set, winning 27 of the 35 points played.

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Dimitrov, Thiem To Play Sofia In 2017

  • Posted: Oct 26, 2016

Dimitrov, Thiem To Play Sofia In 2017

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Tickets currently on sale for Sofia

Dominic Thiem and Grigor Dimitrov will participate in the second edition of Garanti Koza Sofia Open. Thiem is currently No. 9 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. He has won four ATP World Tour tournaments this season and made the semi-finals of Roland Garros in Paris. The 23-year-old Austrian has shown great talent and impressed with his one-handed backhand.

“I am waiting impatiently to play in Sofia. I know it is a beautiful city and there will be great tennis fans. [This year] has been perfect for me, and I hope I will go on the same way in 2017. Sofia Open is a really important tournament, and I hope I will be able to show my best tennis there,” said Thiem.

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Dimitrov, Bulgaria’s No. 1, found his way back to the Top 20 this season. He played well in Asia and made the semi-finals of the If Stockholm Open before losing to Juan Martin del Potro. Dimitrov also reached the Beijing final (l. to Murray) and beat Rafael Nadal, Milos Raonic and Lucas Pouille along the way. The former World No. 8 reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2014.

“It is a great pleasure to me to take part in the Garanti Koza Sofia Open in February. It will be an honour for me to play in my country and to share my excitement with world tennis. We will have the chance to enjoy tennis of the highest level in Sofia. See you soon!” said Dimitrov.

Paul McNamee, the former tournament director of the Australian Open and Hopman Cup, will take the duty of the Garanti Koza Sofia Open tournament director. He said, “Thiem and Dimitrov are the future of world men’s tennis. We are excited that they will show their great talent in Sofia. It is always exciting for the fans when one of the tournament stars is a local guy.”

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WTA Finals: Svetlana Kuznetsova beats Karolina Pliskova and reaches semi-finals

  • Posted: Oct 26, 2016

Svetlana Kuznetsova became the first player to reach the last four of the WTA Finals following victory over Karolina Pliskova in Singapore.

Kuznetsova, 31, beat Czech Pliskova 3-6 6-2 7-6 (8-6) but her semi-final spot was sealed by Agnieszka Radwanska’s 7-6 (7-1) 6-3 win over Garbine Muguruza.

Defeat eliminated Spain’s Muguruza at the group stage.

The winner of Polish defending champion Radwanska’s final White Group match with Pliskova will also go through.

Both Kuznetsova and Pliskova served for the match in the third set, before Kuznetsova converted her fourth match point,

“I felt the support of the crowd and I couldn’t let anyone down. I had to fight,” she said.

On Monday, Kuznetsova also saved a match point in beating Radwanska, after cutting her own hair during a changeover because she said it was affecting her play.

She earned the eighth and final place at the Finals by winning the Kremlin Cup on Saturday.

The top two players from each group will qualify for the semi-finals.

In the Red Group, world number one Angelique Kerber has all but secured her place in the last four, while Madison Keys and Simona Halep remain in contention.

White Group
Wins Sets won-lost Games won-lost
Svetlana Kuznetsova 2 4-2 31-30
Agnieszka Radwanska 1 3-2 29-24
Karolina Pliskova 1 3-3 33-30
Garbine Muguruza 0 1-4 14-19
Red Group
Wins Sets won-lost Games won-lost
Angelique Kerber 2 4-1 27-21
Madison Keys 1 2-2 18-17
Simona Halep 1 2-2 18-18
Dominika Cibulkova 0 1-4 20-27

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Klaasen/Ram Set Venus/Lindstedt QF Contest In Basel

  • Posted: Oct 26, 2016

Klaasen/Ram Set Venus/Lindstedt QF Contest In Basel

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Duo looking to qualify for year-end championships in London

Third seeds Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram took a positive step towards London on Tuesday at the Swiss Indoors Basel. Klaasen/Ram beat Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta and Italian Paolo Lorenzi 6-2, 6-4 to move into the Basel quarter-finals.

The South African/American pairing are currently in sixth place in the Emirates ATP Doubles Race To London, 380 points ahead of seventh-placed Henri Kontinen and John Peers. The top eight doubles teams at the end of the season will qualify for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, to be held 13-20 Nov. at The O2 in London.

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Klaasen/Ram will meet Michael Venus and Robert Lindstedt in the quarter-finals. Lindstedt/Venus beat Ivan Dodig and Nenad Zimonjic 7-6(3), 6-3.

Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah were unable to build on their Moscow title on Tuesday in Basel. The Colombians fell to Spaniard Marcel Granollers and American Jack Sock 6-3, 5-7, 10-5. Cabal/Farah are in 10th place in the Emirates ATP Doubles Race To London, 495 points behind eighth-placed Treat Huey/Max Mirnyi.

In Vienna, Steve Johnson and Philipp Petzschner prevailed against Santiago Gonzalez and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi 6-7(6), 6-2, 12-10.

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