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Fernando Verdasco qualify to Final Round in Washington

Spanish tennis player Fernando Verdasco qualified for the Final Round of the ATP Washington, after removing the Australian Marinko Matosevic.

Madrid, who is the fifth favorite in this competition, defeated by a 6-4 double to Matosevic, and in the second round will face Russian Nikolay Davydenko, who has won 7 of the 8 duels that have been disputed.

Davydenko also not a good tennis time passes this season, Verdasco options are best to move forward to the next round.

The Russian, who part as ninth favorite in this tournament, won 6-3 and 7-5 to Australian Matthew Ebden, breaking a streak of three consecutive defeats in his tournament debut.

Rain prevented the day was completed in its entirety. In other matches that were completed, Serbian Viktor Troicki, third seeded, beat American Ryan Harrison 7-5, 6-2, while they also won the local Donald Young and Michael Russell, and Czech Radek Stepanek.

Results 2nd round:

Viktor Troicki (SRB/N.3) Ryan Harrison (USA) 7-5, 6-2.

FERNANDO VERDASCO (ESP/N.5) to Marinko Matosevic (AUS) 6-4, 6-4.

Donald Young (USA) Juergen Melzer (AUT/N.4) 6-7 (6), 6-4, 3-1 and withdrawal.

Michael Russell (USA) to Xavier Malisse (BEL/No.) 7-6 (4), 2-3 and withdrawal.

Nikolay Davydenko (RUS/No.) to Matthew Ebden (AUS) 6-3, 7-5.

Radek Stepanek (RCH) to Wayne Odesnik (USA) 6-1, 6-1.

Peng Shuai and Ana Ivanovic entering the third round in Carlsbad

The Peng Shuai of china, the fourth favorite, and the Serbian Ana Ivanovic, fifth pre-selected, advanced to the third round of the Mercury Insurance Open to dispute in the town of Carlsbad (California).

Shuai had no inconveniences for beating two sets the Australian Anastasia Rodionova 6-1, 6-3, meanwhile the Serbian Ana Ivanovic beat also in two rounds the Japanese Ayumi Morita 6-1, 7-6.

In Final Round Chinese Shuai is measured at this time the Italian Sara Errani, who eliminated American Vania King in two rounds, while Ivanovic should be measured before the Italian Alberta Brianti, who after a very bad start managed to turn his party before the Swedish Sofia Arvidsson, which defeated by 0-6, 7-6, 7-6 (9/7 in the final tie-break).

The surprise of the day gave it the local tennis Sloane Stephens, invited to the show player, who left on the road to German Julia Goerges (6-3 and 7-5), and now look for the pass room before the Australian Tamira Paszek.

The other Final Round duels to available Thursday facing French Virginie Razzano with the Andrea Petkovic of Germany, the German Sabine Lisicki in the American Coco Vandeweghe, Slovak Daniela Hantuchova against Chinese Zheng Jie, the American Christina McHale and the Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, while the first favorite, Russian Vera Zvonareva, shall be measured before his compatriot Vera Dushevina.

Results 2nd round:

(4) Peng Shuai (CHN) d. Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 61 63

(5) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. Ayumi Morita (JPN) 61 76 (5)

(WC) Sloane Stephens (USA) d. (7) Julia Goerges (GER) 63 75

(8) Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) d. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) 61 63

Zheng Jie (CHN) d. (9) Roberta Vinci (ITA) 62 64

Tamira Paszek (AUT) d. (11) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) w/o (left hip injury)

(12) Sabine Lisicki (GER) d. Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) 61 62

(15) Sara Errani (ITA) d. Vania King (USA) 63 62

Vera Dushevina (RUS) d. (16) Polona Hercog (SLO) 46 61 64

Alberta Brianti (ITA) d. Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 06 76 (5) 76 (7)

Christina McHale (USA) d. Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) 62 31 ret. (dizziness)

Virginie Razzano (FRA) d. (Q) Marina Erakovic (NZL) 61 63

Coco Vandeweghe (USA) d. (LL) Olga Savchuk (UKR) 67 (7) 64 63

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Date Sun, jul 31, 08: 56

American Mardy Fish, ninth in the world, had to work hard to beat his compatriot Ryan Harrison, 6-0, 4-6, 7-6 (7-3) in the semi-final of the tournament in the ?ngeles, which is played on indoor hard courts and distributes 619.000 d?lares in awards.

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Date Sun, jul 31, 08: 56

American Mardy Fish, ninth in the world, had to work hard to beat his compatriot Ryan Harrison, 6-0, 4-6, 7-6 (7-3) in the semi-final of the tournament in the ?ngeles, which is played on indoor hard courts and distributes 619.000 d?lares in awards.

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Fernando Verdasco defeated Nicolás Almagro and will play the final in Gstaad

The Swiss open in Gstaad have Spanish final on Sunday, when face Madrid Fernando Verdasco and Catalan Marcel Granollers.

Three of the four finalists were Spanish, so there was a strong possibility that the end is our 100 percent. And so it was finally.

Catalan Marcel Granollers, eighth favorite, was very complicated to Russian Mikhayl Youzhny, third Tomic, but nevertheless managed to overcome his duel with great determination.

Granollers is a great time, and surpassed in three sets to Russian by 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, after more than 2 hours of game.

The final will be the faces with Madrid Fernando Verdasco, who took the Spanish Derby against Nicolas Almagro, first favorite murciano.

In a very intense and close game finally Verdasco took the victory in three sets by 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, and therefore Almagro has been without being able to defend the title won last year in Swiss land.

Ferrero is no end in Umag

The Valencian Juan Carlos Ferrero fell Saturday in the semifinals of the Croatia open in Umag, after falling sets running before the Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov, second Tomic.

Ukrainian tennis player, who is having a brilliant season, and already is number 26 in the world, overcame a 6-4 double to Ferrero, and on Sunday will seek his first title on the ATP circuit.

In the final Ferrero will be measured before the Croatian Marin Cilic, fourth favorite, who meet “semis” imposed by a double-6-2 to Italian Fabio Fognini.

The local Cilic, 22 years old, will seek his sixth title before his audience, and the first this season, which has lost two finals in Marseilles before the Swede Robin Söderling, and in Munich before the Russian Mikhayl Youzhny.

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