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Davydenko, Ferrero reach semis at Croatia Open
Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko saved five set points in the first set on Friday before reaching the semifinals of the Croatia Open with a 7-6 (10), 6-1 win.
- Associated Press
- Updated: August 01, 2009 09:38 AM IST
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Umag, Croatia:
Bolelli had two set points at 6-5 and three more in the tiebreaker. It was Davydenko's eighth singles win in a row after taking the German Open title last weekend. The Russian missed nearly four months at the start of the year with injuries, but is 16-3 since the French Open.
Bolelli fell to 0-20 against top-10 ranked players.
Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain also advanced by beating Maximo Gonzalez of Argentina, 7-5, 6-2 to set up a semifinal against Andreas Seppi of Italy. Seppi ousted Chile's Nicolas Massu 6-4, 6-4.
In the last quarterfinal, Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia played Austria's Jurgen Melzer.
Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko saved five set points in the first set on Friday before reaching the semifinals of the Croatia Open with a 7-6 (10), 6-1 win over Simone Bolelli of Italy.Bolelli had two set points at 6-5 and three more in the tiebreaker. It was Davydenko's eighth singles win in a row after taking the German Open title last weekend. The Russian missed nearly four months at the start of the year with injuries, but is 16-3 since the French Open.
Bolelli fell to 0-20 against top-10 ranked players.
Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain also advanced by beating Maximo Gonzalez of Argentina, 7-5, 6-2 to set up a semifinal against Andreas Seppi of Italy. Seppi ousted Chile's Nicolas Massu 6-4, 6-4.
In the last quarterfinal, Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia played Austria's Jurgen Melzer.
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