Washington, July 22
US top seed John Isner and French second seed Gael Monfils breezed into the ATP and WTA Washington Open quarter-finals Thursday with impressive serving performances in straight-set triumphs.
Isner blasted 15 aces in downing Cypriot 15th seed Marcos Baghdatis 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 while Monfils fired 12 aces and won 22 of 23 first-serve points in defeating Croatian teen 16th seed Borna Coric 6-2, 6-3. Neither winner faced a break point.
“When you win most of your points with the serve, you can focus on your shots and you feel less pressure,” Monfils said. “I’ve been serving much better this year.I’ve …read more
Source: The Himalayan Times
