ASICS Tennis Update – Stosur, Haas & Gasquet

Written by: Staff on 19th October 2013

ASICS Tennis Update - Stosur, Haas & Gasquet |

Kremlin Cup in Moscow, Russia

A week after winning her second title of the year in Osaka, Sam Stosur (ASICS FW & APP) has continued her good form, and is in the semis in Moscow! Sam has yet to drop a set and today upset the #4 seed and former world #1 and French Open Champion Ana Ivanovic 7-5, 6-4 to set up a match against her doubles partner, #8 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova who will be playing in her home country. Sam & Svetlana are also in the semis of the doubles draw
On the men’s side, #1 seed Richard Gasquet (ASICS FW) advanced to the semis with a convincing 6-3, 6-2 win today

If Stockholm Open in Stockholm, Sweden

Kenny De Schepper (ASICS FW & APP) had a good week advancing to the quarter-finals before falling to the #7 seed Grigor Dimitrov
The #4 seeds in doubles Scott Lipsky (ASICS FW & APP) & Santiago Gonzalez (ASICS FW & APP) advanced to the semi finals where they will be playing a Swedish team made up of doubles legend, 9-time grand slam champion, former world #1 doubles player and tournament marketing director Jonas Bjorkman and doubles specialist Robert Lindstedt

Erste Bank Open in Vienna, Austria

The #2 seed Tommy Haas (ASICS FW) beat the #5 seed Radek Stepanek today 76(10), 6-3 to advance to the semi-finals
Vasek Pospisil (ASICS FW & APP) won his first round match vs. former world #1 Lleyton Hewitt 7-6(6), 6-4 but lost in the next round to Dutchman Robin Haase 7-6(3), 6-7(5), 6-2
The #1 seeds in doubles Alexander Peya & Bruno Soares (ASICS FW & APP) advanced to the quarter-finals but lost a close match in a match tie-break today
Daniel Nestor (ASICS FW) and his partner advanced to the semis in the doubles draw

BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open in Luxembourg, LUX