Marin Cilic looks set to take another title.
by bahamaderek on Oct.31, 2009, under Gael Monfils, Marin Cilic, Radek Stepanek
Two of the top three seeds tumbled as the Bank Austria Tennis Trophy reached the quarter-final stage on Friday.
Second-seeded Radek Stepanek was brushed aside 6-2 6-2 by seventh-seeded Jurgen Melzer of Austria, and was followed out of the tournament by third-seeded Gael Monfils.
The Frenchman went out 6-4 6-7 (8-10) 6-3 to Serbian Janko Tipsarevic in a two-hour marathon.
Their exits keep the path clear for top seed Marin Cilic, with the Croatian making light work of Spain’s Feliciano Lopez, the sixth seed, in a 6-1 6-4 victory this afternoon.
Also through is fourth-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber, who edged out another Spaniard, fifth-seeded Nicolas Almagro, 7-5 6-4.
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November 2nd, 2009 on 5:03 pm
Interesting, did you plan to continue this article?
Thank you
Nicolas