Stakhovsky back to earth, Kerber stunned
June 29, 2013, Saturday
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BEING the man that toppled seven-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer counted for nothing as Ukraine's Sergiy Stakhovsky lost his next match to Austrian veteran Jurgen Melzer yesterday.
Unseeded Stakhovsky, desperate to avoid the one-hit wonder tag, showed none of the sharpness that sent Federer spinning out in the second round in one of Wimbledon's greatest shocks, losing 2-6, 6-2, 5-7, 3-6.
It was a workmanlike performance from the dogged Melzer and 116th-ranked Stakhovsky, clearly drained by the greatest victory of his career, could never get in an effective blow against the 37th-ranked Austrian.
On Wednesday, Stakhovsky had played like a man possessed to end Federer's run of reaching 36 consecutive quarterfinals in grand slam play but he never reached those heights again.
Spanish fourth seed David Ferrer reached the third round, with a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5 win over compatriot Roberto Bautista Agut. Ferrer will next face Alexandr Dolgopolov of the Ukraine.
But, Grigor Dimitrov, considered one of the rising stars in tennis, was eliminated in the second round in a five-set, rain-delayed match that lasted more than four hours over two days.
With girlfriend Maria Sharapova cheering him on from the stands on Court 3, the 29th-seeded Bulgarian fell to 55th-ranked Grega Zemlja 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 4-6, 9-11 on a dismal and cloudy day.
Zemlja hit a forehand passing shot on his sixth match point to become the first Slovenian to reach the third round at the All England Club in London.
While the 22-year-old Dimitrov is going home early, 35-year-old veteran Tommy Haas is moving ahead. The 13th-seeded German beat qualifier Jimmy Wang of Chinese Taipei 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 to make the third round for the eighth time.
In women's play, seventh-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany was ousted in the second round by Estonia's 46th-ranked Kaia Kanepi, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 3-6. Kerber is the sixth among the top-10 seeded women ousted so far.
Kerber, who reached the semifinals here last year, blew a 5-1 lead in the second-set tiebreaker when she was just two points from victory.
Also, Britain's Laura Robson beat 117th-ranked Colombian qualifier Mariana Duque-Marino 6-4, 6-1 under the closed roof on Centre Court to reach the third round for the first time.
Robson, who won the Wimbledon girls' title in 2008, has climbed steadily up the rankings and has a good chance of getting into the second week. "It's a big win for me," the Briton said. "Any match on Centre Court is a big one."
Unseeded Stakhovsky, desperate to avoid the one-hit wonder tag, showed none of the sharpness that sent Federer spinning out in the second round in one of Wimbledon's greatest shocks, losing 2-6, 6-2, 5-7, 3-6.
It was a workmanlike performance from the dogged Melzer and 116th-ranked Stakhovsky, clearly drained by the greatest victory of his career, could never get in an effective blow against the 37th-ranked Austrian.
On Wednesday, Stakhovsky had played like a man possessed to end Federer's run of reaching 36 consecutive quarterfinals in grand slam play but he never reached those heights again.
Spanish fourth seed David Ferrer reached the third round, with a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5 win over compatriot Roberto Bautista Agut. Ferrer will next face Alexandr Dolgopolov of the Ukraine.
But, Grigor Dimitrov, considered one of the rising stars in tennis, was eliminated in the second round in a five-set, rain-delayed match that lasted more than four hours over two days.
With girlfriend Maria Sharapova cheering him on from the stands on Court 3, the 29th-seeded Bulgarian fell to 55th-ranked Grega Zemlja 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 4-6, 9-11 on a dismal and cloudy day.
Zemlja hit a forehand passing shot on his sixth match point to become the first Slovenian to reach the third round at the All England Club in London.
While the 22-year-old Dimitrov is going home early, 35-year-old veteran Tommy Haas is moving ahead. The 13th-seeded German beat qualifier Jimmy Wang of Chinese Taipei 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 to make the third round for the eighth time.
In women's play, seventh-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany was ousted in the second round by Estonia's 46th-ranked Kaia Kanepi, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 3-6. Kerber is the sixth among the top-10 seeded women ousted so far.
Kerber, who reached the semifinals here last year, blew a 5-1 lead in the second-set tiebreaker when she was just two points from victory.
Also, Britain's Laura Robson beat 117th-ranked Colombian qualifier Mariana Duque-Marino 6-4, 6-1 under the closed roof on Centre Court to reach the third round for the first time.
Robson, who won the Wimbledon girls' title in 2008, has climbed steadily up the rankings and has a good chance of getting into the second week. "It's a big win for me," the Briton said. "Any match on Centre Court is a big one."
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