Andreas Seppi Defeats Ivan Dodig For QF Spot

Written by: Staff on 2nd May 2012

Qatar ExxonMobil ATP Open Tennis tournament 2012

Andreas Seppi Defeats Ivan Dodig For QF Spot

Andreas Seppi of Italy reacts during his quarter final match against Roger Federer of Switzerland at the Qatar ExxonMobil ATP Open Tennis tournament at Khalifa Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha, Qatar, 05 January 2012. Federer won 6-3, 5-7 and 6-4. EPA/STRINGER |

Second seed Andreas Seppi reached the quarter-finals of the Serbia Open 2012 on Wednesday in Belgrade as he defeated Croatia’s Ivan Dodig 6-4, 6-2. The Italian converted five of his seven break point opportunities to claim victory in one hour and 38 minutes.

World No. 46 Seppi, a semi-finalist at this ATP World Tour 250 clay-court tournament in 2009 (l. to Djokovic), improved to a 10-12 match record on the season. The 28 year old is coming off a quarter-final showing in Bucharest (l. to Fognini) last week.

Brazil’s Joao Souza advanced at the expense of Serbian wild card Dusan Lajovic, who was forced to retire when trailing 4-2. The 21-year-old Belgrade native had been leading 2-0 when he twisted his right ankle.

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