Steve Johnson pulled off another upset over one of the circuits big men at the Citi Open in Washington, ousting towering ninth seed Ivo Karlovic 3-6 7-6 7-6, while top-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych was also eliminated in the third round. Johnson, who disposed of lofty fellow American and fifth seed John Isner a day previously, saved two match points against the 6ft-11in Karlovic and withstood a barrage of 27 aces to seal victory over the Croat in a third-set tie-breaker.Wild card Berdych was broken four times as he succumbed to 24-year-old Canadian Vasek Pospisil 6-2 6-4 in only 81 minutes in the evening session at the William H.G. Fitzgerald Tennis Center. washington Open results Third round 4-Kei Nishikori (Japan) beat Lukas Lacko (Slovakia) 6-2 2-6 6-3 10-Santiago Giraldo (Colombia) beat Victor Estrella (Dominican Republic) 6-2 6-0 13-Vasek Pospisil (Canada) beat 1-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) 6-2 6-4 6-Richard Gasquet (France) beat Tim Smyczek (U.S.) 6-3 6-2 2-Milos Raonic (Canada) beat 14-Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) 7-6(1) 7-6(3) Donald Young (U.S.) beat 15-Denis Istomin (Uzbekistan) 6-3 3-6 6-3 Steve Johnson (U.S.) beat 9-Ivo Karlovic (Croatia) 3-6 7-6(4) 7-6(7) 7-Kevin Anderson (South Africa) beat Malek Jaziri (Tunisia) 6-3 6-4
Posted on: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 08:44:56 +0000
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