Tursunov reaches qtrs
July 25, 2009 00:00:00
INDIANAPOLIS, Jul 24 (AFP): Russian Dmitry Tursunov will find a familiar face waiting for him in the quarter-finals at the ATP Indianapolis Championships when he plays Frank Dancevic for the second time in six weeks.
Top seed Tursunov smoothly advanced into the last eight beating Brazilian Marcos Daniel 6-3, 6-3 while Dancevic put out German fifth seed Benjamin Becker 6-2, 7-5.
Tursunov and Dancevic are long-time rivals, with the Russian beating the Canadian for the Indy title two years ago as well as the grass-court Eastbourne final in June two days prior to the start of Wimbledon.
Tursunov won his 12th match at Indianapolis, where he also played the final a year ago.
"In our last few matches I've tried to prevent him going for his shots. You have to try to rush him, keep him on the back foot," said the California-based Russian. "He's a shotmaker that you cannot take for granted.
Qualifier Alex Bogomolov of the US beat number two Israeli Dudi Sela 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) and American Wayne Odesnik recovered to beat number four Igor Kunitsyn 2-6, 6-1, 6- 1.
Bogomolov was pleased to have put out Sela, who helped his country to a Davis Cup quarter-final upset of Russia this month in Tel Aviv.