Kohlschreiber, Verdasco Advance To Shanghai Second Round

Written by: Staff on 7th October 2012

Kohlschreiber, Verdasco Advance To Shanghai Second Round

epa03384961 Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany hits a return to Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia during their fourth round match on the tenth day of the 2012 US Open Tennis Championship at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 05 September 2012. The US Open runs through Sunday 09 September 2012. EPA/LARRY W. SMITH |

(Original Story: http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/10/41/Shanghai-Sunday-Kohlschreiber-Verdasco-Win.aspx)

German Philipp Kohlschreiber, the No. 16 seed, defeated American Ryan Harrison 6-4, 6-4 in 73 minutes on Sunday for a place in the Shanghai Rolex Masters second round. Kohlschreiber will next face Spaniard Feliciano Lopez or Alejandro Falla of Colombia.

Spaniard Fernando Verdasco recorded his 30th match win of the season after he beat Go Soeda of Japan 6-2, 6-4. Verdasco hit six aces and saved five of six break points and will next meet seventh-seeded Argentine Juan Monaco.

Slovakian Martin Klizan converted all four of his break point opportunities to knock out Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil 6-3, 6-4 in 88 minutes. Klizan won his first ATP World Tour title at the St. Petersburg Open (d. Fognini) seven days ago.

Topics: Alejandro Falla, Feliciano Lopez, Fernando Verdasco, Go Soeda, Martin Klizan, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Ryan Harrison, Shanghai Rolex Masters, Thomaz Bellucci