Czech second seed Tomas Berdych and U.S. seventh seed Sam Querrey set up a semifinal matchup at the ATP Winston-Salem Open with three-set victories on Thursday.
Former Wimbledon runner-up Berdych ousted Belgian Steve Darcis 4-6, 6-2, 6-0, while Querrey outlasted Ukraine fourth seed Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(3), firing 20 aces in the match to win after two hours and 11 minutes.
Berdych had to come from behind to beat Darcis on the hardcourts at Wake Forest University.
Querrey, who won a title last month in Los Angeles, has won 13 of his last 16 matches and leads the U.S. Open Series standings. In the other side of the draw, French top seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga cruised past sixth seeded Marcel Granollers of Spain 6-1, 6-2.
Vinci in final
Italy’s Roberta Vinci advanced to her first final of the season by overpowering Bojana Jovanovski 6-0, 6-0 at the WTA Texas Open.
The third seeded Vinci advanced to the final, where she will face second seed Jelena Jankovic who also won in straight sets, 7-5, 6-4 over Aussie Casey Dellacqua.
Wozniacki injured
Meanwhile, four-time defending champion Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the semifinals of the WTA New Haven Open but a slight right knee injury put a damper on the celebration. The Danish third seed defeated Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 6-1 in the quarterfinals and remained unbeaten at New Haven, improving to 20-0.
But Wozniacki felt a twinge in her right knee during the first game of the second set and called for a trainer.
After a Cibulkova double fault on the next point, Wozniacki walked to the chair umpire and pointed to her knee. She sat down and got a bag of ice from a cooler.
On the other side of the draw, Czech star Petra Kvitova clinched the U.S. Open Series title with her quarterfinal win over Lucie Safarova. The world's fifth-ranked player had little trouble with her friend and compatriot, recording 10 aces and no double-faults in a 6-3, 6-3 win.
The series championship, based on points earned in five U.S. hardcourt tournaments this summer, makes Kvitova eligible for a bonus of up to $1 million depending on her finish in next week’s U.S. Open.
Yuki loses
In U.S. Open qualifying, Yuki Bhambri lost in the second round, falling to Belgium’s Maxime Authom 3-6, 6-3, 3-6. Though the Indian served 11 aces during the contest, he was unable to sustain the momentum after forcing the match into a decider.
The results: ATP Winston-Salem Open: Quarterfinals: Tomas Berdych bt Steve Darcis 4-6, 6-2, 6-0; Sam Querrey bt Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(3); Jo-Wilfried Tsonga bt Marcel Granollers 6-1, 6-2; John Isner bt David Goffin 7-6(5), 6-3.
WTA Texas Open: Semifinals: Roberta Vinci bt Bojana Jovanovski 6-0, 6-0; Jelena Jankovic bt Casey Dellacqua 7-5, 6-4. WTA New Haven Open: Quarterfinals: Caroline Wozniacki bt Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 6-1; Maria Kirilenko bt Olga Govortsova 6-1, 6-2.
via The Hindu Newspaper http://www.thehindu.com/sport/tennis/article3817495.ece
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