Monfils out in stunner
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Alexander Zverev took advantage of late errors by Jordan Thompson during a third-set tiebreaker to advance to the third round of the Citi Open with a 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) victory on Wednesday.
Leading 5-4 in the tiebreaker, Thompson put a routine backhand into the net and then double-faulted. The eighth-ranked Zverev put away the match with a cross-court forehand that the 75th-ranked Australian couldn’t handle.
Zverev, a 20-year-old German, is a winner of three titles this year, two of them on clay.
Tenth-ranked Milos Raonic of Canada, who beat Zverev in the fourth round of Wimbledon this year, also advanced, defeating Nicolas Mahut 7-6 (2), 7-6 (8). Raonic, the 2014 Citi Open champion, next faces veteran Marcos Baghdatis. They haven’t played each other in five years.
In the biggest upset of the tournament, Yuki Bhambri of India, a qualifier who came in with a career ATP record of 17-16, beat 22nd-ranked defending champion Gael Monfils of France, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. Bhambri next faces Guido Pella, who upset Zverev’s older brother, Mischa.
The Citi Open is a hardcourt tuneup for the US Open, which starts on August 28.
On the women’s side, 2014 Wimbledon runner-up Eugenie Bouchard of Canada upset US 8th seed Christina McHale 7-6 (6), 6-0. Bouchard visited Andre Agassi in Las Vegas for some help with her game. “It’s top secret stuff,” she said. “Yes, I got lots of pointers.”
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