Berdych and Wawrinka Book Third Round Spots – Bopanna/Qureshi Win
Berdych and Wawrinka Book Third Round Spots – Bopanna/Qureshi Win
Swiss No. 2 Stanislas Wawrinka defeated American qualifier Michael Russell 6-3 6-2 to advance in to the third round at the Rogers Cup in Montréal.
Wawrinka will play South African Kevin Anderson, who had a surprise win over Andy Murray on Tuesday 6-3 6-1. The number fourteen seed said of his next opponent, “My opponent tomorrow is dangerous because of the level he’s been playing. He can beat any player and he proved it yesterday. I have to play a big match if I want to win.”
World No. 9 Tomas Berdych fought hard to win over Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov in three sets 4-6 6-2 6-3. Next up for Berdych is big serving Croat Ivo Karlovic, who took out German qualifier Philipp Petzschner in three tiebreak sets.
American John Isner had a two set win over Marcos Baghdatis in the first round. The rain interrupted match finished 6-3 6-4 in Isner’s favour. The American will face Viktor Troicki in the second round.
Fernando Verdasco had a tough three sets win over Germany’s Tobias Kamke 5-7 6-3 6-3. Verdasco is more than likely to set up a clash with good friend Rafael Nadal in the third round.
The number five seeds Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi overcame Paul Hanley of Australia and Bruno Soares of Brazil 6-4 7-6 (6) to advance into the third round of the doubles. The Indian/Pakistani team will play the winners of Bob and Mike Bryan and Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco.
Andy and Jamie Murray had a first round win over Canadian wildcards Erik Chvojka and Pierre-Ludovic Duclos 6-2 2-6 10-7. The Murray Brothers will now face Erik Butorac and Jean-Julien Rojer who are seeded number eight.
Share this article:
Follow 10SBALLS.COM on:
10sBalls Top Stories
- No Key Biscayne, No Problem; New Site, Same Great Miami Open Tennis Event
- 10SBALLS SHARES FAVORITE EPA TENNIS PHOTOS Of 2018
- THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT FOR ANY TENNIS PLAYER & FAN
- ATP MEN’S TENNIS • WILL IT MOVE FROM LONDON TO MANCHESTER OR TOKYO OR SINGAPORE? OR TURIN?
- ALIX RAMSAY WRITES TO “TENNIS SANTA CLAUS” WITH HER WISHES • ANDY MURRAY!
- CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE JACK KRAMER CLUB – DECEMBER 15 TO 22 2018 • UTR • ORACLE • AND AN AWESOME NEW TENNIS EVENT
- 10sBalls.com Shares Alix Ramsay’s Rambling On About Tennis and The Holidays
- ROGER FEDERER JOINED BY RAFA NADAL FOR THE 2019 LAVER CUP FESTIVITIES IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
- TENNIS PLAYERS’ UNION – IS IT NEEDED? BY MARK WINTERS
- Tennis News: Wilson’s Revolution Is Here – THE CLASH
- ROTTERDAM TENNIS TOURNEY DIRECTOR RICHARD KRAJICEK ANNOUNCES DAVID GOFFIN TO PLAY IN 2019 ABN AMRO
- JELENA VEMIC’S PHOTO GALLERY
- TENNIS NEWS FROM LONDON • 10SBALLS REPORTS ON THE LAWN TENNIS WRITERS HOLIDAY LUNCHEON AT WIMBLEDON’S DEBENTURE CLUB
- 10sBalls.com Shares a Great Gift For A Tennis Player – The Functional Tennis Match Journal
- BNP PARIBAS TENNIS OPEN NAMED 2018 WTA PREMIER MANDATORY TOURNAMENT OF THE YEAR FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT YEAR
In Case You Missed It
EUGENIE BOUCHARD NAMED 2018 TENNIS CANADA FEMALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR / EUGENIE BOUCHARD NOMMÉE JOUEUSE DE L’ANNÉE 2018 DE TENNIS CANADA
Tennis Canada announced on Wednesday that Eugenie Bouchard is the winner of the 2018 Excellence Awards in the Female Player of the Year and Singles Player of the Year categories.
TENNIS NEWS • CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIPS • TOMMY HAAS, TAYLOR FRITZ, STEVE JOHNSON, MARDY FISH AND MORE
Time to get tickets to watch! Surly you have heard about The Largest Open Tennis Event in America!
TENNIS NEWS • RAFA NADAL CONFIRMS RETURN TO PRACTICE, EYES ABU DHABI EXHIBITION AND AUSTRALIAN SUMMER
According to Uncle Toni, Rafael Nadal was supposed to be back at practice on either Dec. 4 or 5. Well, better late than never!
Conchita Martínez prepara la temporada 2019 de Karolina Pliskova en Tenerife
Española y checa ya trabajaron juntas durante el pasado Open de Estados Unidos