TENNIS in DEPTH.

The men’s top seed Nikolay Davydenko stopped Fabrice Santoro 7-5, 6-3. This is the last time the Frenchman will appear in New Haven. He announced his retirement earlier in the year and his final event will be in Paris in early November. As for Davydenko, this is the second time in three years that he has reached the quarterfinals or better at Pilot Pen Tennis presented by Schick. He will face Sam Querrey who by moving into the next round has accumulated enough points to win the US Open Series title…..all he has to do now is win the US Open next week to collect the $million bonus..

Igor Andreev, the seventh seed, was the first winner of the day. The Russian ended the run enjoyed by Portuguese qualifier Frederico Gill 6-4, 6-4. This is the fourth consecutive year that Andreev has reached the quarterfinals.

“I always play well here and I have another chance to go the semi-finals and I will try to do that,” Andreev said. “I like to play here and it’s good preparation for the US Open. I get confidence.

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