Monfils reaches ATP Washington quarters

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Gael Monfils beats Russian Dmitry Tursunov 6-2, 7-6 to reach ATP Washington Classic quarter-finals.

05 August,2011 03:19 pm

Top seed Gael Monfils has won two matches in 10 hours, ousting Russian Dmitry Tursunov 6-2, 7-6 (11/9) in the latter, to reach the quarter-finals of the $1.4 million ATP Washington Classic.Seventh-ranked Monfils, a French Open quarter-finalist, had earlier fired 17 aces in downing American Ryan Sweeting 6-3, 7-6 (7/3), his twice-in-a-day feat of endurance necessitated by rain Wednesday that postponed six matches.Monfils must win five matches in four days here to claim his fourth career ATP crown after titles last year at Montpelier, in 2009 at Metz and in 2005 at Sopot. His only outdoor hardcourt final since 2006 was last year at Tokyo.Serbian sixth seed Janko Tipsarevic, the next foe for Monfils, and Cypriot seventh seed Marcos Baghdatis, who went six sets in one day for the first time, also won twice Thursday to book last-eight berths at the US Open tuneup event.