Albert Montanes, Joao Souza advance to the quarterfinals – Bet-At-Home Cup 2011
Albert Montanes beats Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 7-5
Spaniard Albert Montanes, ranked 50th in the world, prevailed over world number 43 Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany in straight sets 6-4, 7-5 in the round of 16 at the Bet-At-Home Cup in Kitzbuhel on Thursday. The match
lasted for just an hour and twenty minutes.
Kohlschreiber drew the first blood as he broke the Spaniard in the third game of the first set but the German was unable to consolidate on the break of serve, losing his serve in the fourth game to level the score at 2-2. Serving
to stay in the set at 4-5, Kohlschreiber was broken again, losing the set 4-6.
With winning momentum on his side Montanes broke the German in the fourth game to take and 3-1 lead. However, Kohlschreiber broke back immediately, equalising the score at 3-3. The German and Montanes held their serve in the next
seven games to take the score to 6-5 in favour of the latter. The Spaniard broke Kohlschreiber in the twelfth game to grab the set 7-5. The five feet and nine inches tall saved three of the five break points he received and converted four of the six break
points he received in the match.
Montanes will face top seed Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina in the quarterfinals.
Joao Souza defeats Diego Junqueira 6-2, 6-2
World number 110 Joao Souza of Brazil knocked out Argentinean Diego Junqueira, ranked 97th in the world, in straight sets to move to the quarterfinals. The Brazilian lost just four games in the match, claiming it 6-2,
6-2 in just an hour and 25 minutes.
Souza took the lead straightaway as he broke the Argentinean in the first game of the opening set and held his serve in the next game to take a 2-0 lead. The Brazilian claimed second break of serve in the seventh game and served
out the set at 5-2.
The Rio de Janeiro resident, in a similar fashion to the first set, broke Junqueira in the opening game and won his next service game, blazing forward to a 2-0 lead. The 23-year-old broke his opponent again in the seventh game
and consolidated on it, winning the set 6-2. The right-handed saved the only break point he faced and capitalised on four of the six break point opportunities he created on Junqueira’s serve in the second set.
The Argentinean qualifier will take on unseeded Robin Haase of the Netherlands in the quarterfinals.
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