Janko Tipsarevic shatters Dmitry Tursunov in the quarterfinal – Kremlin Cup 2011
Top seeded Serbian Janko Tipsarevic defeated the sixth seeded Russian Dmitry Tursunov in the quarterfinal of the Kremlin Cup 2011. The two had taken up the gauntlet on the indoor hard courts of the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia.
It took only one hour and fifteen minutes for the top seeded Serbian to get rid of the sixth seeded Russian in straight sets of 6-4, 6-2 on Friday the 21st of October 2011.
Opening the first round of the match was Tursunov after he had won the service toss and he was unable to hold his serve in the first game. On the contrary, Tipsarevic not only capitalized from an early break but also managed to
easily bag his service game and took a mini lead of 2-0 on the scoreboard. From there onwards the players matched a blow for a blow and the score progressed on even terms as the two held their service games.
By the end of the fourth game the score had shifted to 3-2 with the top seed leading in the set. Neither player wanted the other to take the competitive edge but as the two once more held serve for the subsequent two games the
score advanced to 4-2 by the end of the sixth game with Tipsarevic leading the game.
During the seventh game, Tursunov held his serve and quickly tried to reduce the deficit to 3-4, however, immediately in the next game Tipsarevic too held his serve and once more the score shifted to 5-3 by the end of the eighth
game. The top seed was now only a game away from victory and although, he didn’t bag a game in the ninth game, in the tenth, he smashed a wonderful backhand winner and secured his victory of the opening set. He was now one up in the match and had taken the
competitive edge.
The second set was commenced once again by Tursunov and this he battled a deuce to bag his opening game and placed himself on the scoreboard at 1-0. At his heels was the top seeded Serbian, who too skilfully held his serve and
eased himself on the scoreboard at 1-1. It was in the third game that the sixth seeded Russian double faulted and endorsed a game. Meanwhile, the Serb had benefitted from a breakpoint and then held his serve to take the lead at 3-1 by the end of the fourth
game.
Amidst the fifth and the sixth game the players held serve to rotate the scoreboard at 4-2 with the top seed leading the set. The serve switched and as Tursunov smashed a forehand shot, it went hay wire and endorsed a critical
breakpoint to his adversary. Tipsarevic served for the match and smashed a great forehand winner to seal his victory of the set and the match.
Next up for the top seed is the fourth seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko in the semi final of the event.
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