AN ATP MASTERS SERIES EVENT
11th - 19th OCTOBER
ATP News : 2006
Marach Beats Gaudio in Second Round
Oliver Marach recorded the biggest win of his nine-season professional career at the Orange Prokom Open on Wednesday
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(www.atptennis.com) The Austrian No. 2 knocked out third-seeded Gaston Gaudio, currently No. 20 in the INDESIT ATP Rankings, 5-7, 6-4, 7-6(4) in two hours and 41 minutes for a place in his third quarterfinal of the season (also Poertschach, Stuttgart). Playing only his 34th career ATP-level match, Marach hit 11 aces and broke Gaudio’s serve four-out-of-four times for his 15th career win. Marach, currently a career-high No. 87 in the INDESIT ATP Rankings, will next play either seventh-seeded Italian Filippo Volandri or Guillermo Garcia-Lopez. Meanwhile, Carlos Berlocq won successive matches at ATP-level for the first time in his career on day three in Sopot. The Argentine fought back from a one set deficit against fellow 23-year-old Lukas Dlouhy for a place in his first quarterfinal of season. Berlocq recorded a 5-7, 7-5, 6-0 victory - his fifth ATP-level win of the season – in a shade over two hours. He broke his Czech opponent’s serve six out of nine opportunities. Berlocq now waits for the winner of top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko or Juan Monaco, who play later on Wednesday. |