Bogomolov Jr. makes it to St. Petersburg quarters
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October 28, 2011, Friday
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ALEX Bogomolov Jr. of the United States advanced to the quarterfinals of the St. Petersburg Open yesterday, beating Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-4, 3-6, 7-5.
In his second consecutive quarterfinal appearance in two weeks, the seventh-seeded Bogomolov Jr. will play Serbian qualifier Dusan Lajovic, who recovered to beat Israeli wildcard Dudi Sela 2-6, 6-2, 6-1.
Bogomolov Jr. is making his debut at a second consecutive event in Russia after reaching the quarterfinals at the Kremlin Cup last week. He said earlier this week that he plans to represent Russia in the Davis Cup.
Kohlschreiber won three games in a row and saved a match point as he fought back from 5-2 down to level at 5-all. But serving at 6-5 down and 30-all, the unseeded German returned wide and then double faulted on match point.
On Wednesday, second-seeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia advanced to the second round with a straight sets victory, while sixth-seeded Marcel Granollers of Spain was beaten.
Tipsarevic beat Olivier Rochus of Belgium 6-2, 7-5. Igor Andreev of Russia rallied to oust Granollers 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4). Later, fifth-seeded Mikhail Youzhny of Russia advanced to the quarterfinals by beating Julien Benneteau of France 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in their second-round match. Adrian Mannarino of France, who upset top-seeded Gilles Simon on Monday, advanced to the final eight for the first time since January by ousting Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic 6-2, 7-6 (5).
Fresh from winning his second career title in Moscow on Sunday, Tipsarevic broke Rochus twice in the first set and served for the match at 5-2 up in the second. But Rochus, ranked 70th, broke him twice to level at 5-all.
The 13-ranked Serb then broke for the third time and served for the match. He double-faulted on his first match point at 40-30 up before closing the match on his second one.
"The match was really tough, especially toward the end," said Tipsarevic, who has reached the quarterfinals here twice. "I came here with a great deal of confidence. I was playing so well that I think I got a little bit arrogant (at 5-2 up), thinking that I do not have to work for my points. Olivier Rochus is one of the worst players to play against if your serve is not put in too well."
Youzhny, who won the event in 2004 and was runner-up last season, broke twice in the deciding set for a 5-2 lead. He then saved a break point before wrapping up the victory on his second match point.
Also in the first round, Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany rallied to beat Carlos Berlocq of Argentina 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-1, while Andreas Seppi of Italy eliminated Vasek Pospisil of Canada 7-5, 7-6 (4).
In his second consecutive quarterfinal appearance in two weeks, the seventh-seeded Bogomolov Jr. will play Serbian qualifier Dusan Lajovic, who recovered to beat Israeli wildcard Dudi Sela 2-6, 6-2, 6-1.
Bogomolov Jr. is making his debut at a second consecutive event in Russia after reaching the quarterfinals at the Kremlin Cup last week. He said earlier this week that he plans to represent Russia in the Davis Cup.
Kohlschreiber won three games in a row and saved a match point as he fought back from 5-2 down to level at 5-all. But serving at 6-5 down and 30-all, the unseeded German returned wide and then double faulted on match point.
On Wednesday, second-seeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia advanced to the second round with a straight sets victory, while sixth-seeded Marcel Granollers of Spain was beaten.
Tipsarevic beat Olivier Rochus of Belgium 6-2, 7-5. Igor Andreev of Russia rallied to oust Granollers 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4). Later, fifth-seeded Mikhail Youzhny of Russia advanced to the quarterfinals by beating Julien Benneteau of France 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in their second-round match. Adrian Mannarino of France, who upset top-seeded Gilles Simon on Monday, advanced to the final eight for the first time since January by ousting Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic 6-2, 7-6 (5).
Fresh from winning his second career title in Moscow on Sunday, Tipsarevic broke Rochus twice in the first set and served for the match at 5-2 up in the second. But Rochus, ranked 70th, broke him twice to level at 5-all.
The 13-ranked Serb then broke for the third time and served for the match. He double-faulted on his first match point at 40-30 up before closing the match on his second one.
"The match was really tough, especially toward the end," said Tipsarevic, who has reached the quarterfinals here twice. "I came here with a great deal of confidence. I was playing so well that I think I got a little bit arrogant (at 5-2 up), thinking that I do not have to work for my points. Olivier Rochus is one of the worst players to play against if your serve is not put in too well."
Youzhny, who won the event in 2004 and was runner-up last season, broke twice in the deciding set for a 5-2 lead. He then saved a break point before wrapping up the victory on his second match point.
Also in the first round, Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany rallied to beat Carlos Berlocq of Argentina 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-1, while Andreas Seppi of Italy eliminated Vasek Pospisil of Canada 7-5, 7-6 (4).
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