Latest updates from Kremlin Cup and If Stockholm Open
World number fifty six Alexandr Dolgopolov got the better of his seventh seed opponent Sergiy Stakhovsky from Ukraine in a two setter clash at the 2010 Kremlin Cup Men’s Singles Competition on Thursday. The final match score was
6-2, 7-6(4).
Both the contenders smashed a total of four aces each, however Alexandr prevented five of his six break point chances to get past his foe in Moscow. He won sixty five percent of service points to make his way into his third ATP
World Tour quarter final or better in 2010. His best performance this season was the semi final run at AEGON International in Eastbourne where he was eventually defeated at the hands of Michael Llodra. Sergiy on the other hand, as a result of this loss has
dropped down to 26-22 match record this year.
Meanwhile, Horacio Zeballos from Argentina prevented all three break point opportunities he faced to knock down Victor Crivoi, a qualifier from Romania, in two sets to advance in Moscow. The final match score was 7-5, 7-6(1). The
battle was stretched to a time period of one hour and thirty four minutes. The Argentinean fired ten aces to surpass his Romanian opponent at Kremlin Cup.
Zeballos who received the ATP Newcomer award of the year back in 2009, has triumphed in back to back clashes on the first occasion in his career since making his way into the semi final round in Houston back in April where he was
given a beating by Juan Ignacio Chela in straight sets.
In other action, James Blake, a wild card entrant from the United States of America posted a three setter victory over Matthias Bachinger from Germany, on Thursday at the If Stockholm Open Men’s singles competition. The final match
score was 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(2). Blake previously won the title in Sweden back in 2005 as well as 2006. The battle lasted for one hour and fifty minutes.
The former world number four American as a result of this victory has improved his career record to 15-1 at the ATP World Tour 250 indoor championship.
Elsewhere, the thirty one year old Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia triumphed in his clash against Arnaud Clement from France in seventy eight minutes on Thursday. The final match score was 6-3, 6-4. Ivan, as a result of this victory registered
his tenth victory in a row in twelve clashes against Clement.
Ivan won seventy six percent of service points and blasted twelve aces for his 22nd victory in 2010. He captured his sole title of the season at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells after hammering down Andy Roddick
from America in the final match.
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