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Troicki reaches Kuala Lumpur quarters
Troicki, who is two wins from his best term performance, needed nearly one hour and a half to grab the victory, breaking his opponent three times in the opener and once more in the last one when the Serb also saved the only three break points coming from the Uzbek.
“The second set was pretty equal. I was just a bit more focused at the end to make a break to win the match. I’m happy to be in the quarter-finals. I had lost to him in a strange match last year, so I knew I had to play more offensive and take my chances when they came,” said the Serb after winning the meeting.
Troicki finished the game with a 52 first serve percentage, a 70 service one, four aces and a double fault, winning at the same time 46 percent of return points. He also came up with four break point converions in 11 tries and 69 points won.
Istomin won 67 percent of first serve points, hit a couple of aces and converted just 30 percent of return points. He also added a 54 service percentage and three break points. Troicki will next confront Dmitry Tursunov who follows a 6-3, 6-3 win against David Goffin whom he defeated yesterday.
The seventh seed Russian dominated the entire meeting as he managed to grab a break in the opener and two more in the second term. Tursunov saved at the same time ten break points from the opposite side, something which also helped him to keep the sheet clean on his services. Overall, he won 60 percent of first serve points, hit eight aces, committed four double faults and converted 41 percent of return points.
On the other side, Goffin had a 57 first serve percentage, six aces, four double faults, winning just 34 percent of receiving points. Goffin only won 57 points of 127 played, losing the game in nearly one hour and a half.
On the same second half of the draw, Jurgen Melzer, who is seeded fourth in Kuala Lumpur, ousted Rik De Voest, who was following an impressive win over Ryan Sweeting in the opener, in two sets, 6-0, 6-4. The Austrian managed to keep the sheet clean throughout the entire opener which he dominated at all facets and during which he also converted three out of four break points.
The second set saw the same Austrian power through to a two game lead thanks to a break grabbed amid the term, something which helped him to close the clash after two rounds. Melzer won 76 percent of first serve points, 44 of return ones and 76 of service points.
On the other side, Rik de Voest came up with a 67 first serve percentage, two aces, a double fault and a 24 return percentage. The Dutch also won 56 percent of service points and failed to convert his only break point chance.
Melzer will next meet Marcos Baghdatis who is still chasing his good old days form. The Cypriot beat Somdev Devvarman in two sets, 7-5, 6-4 to secure the quarter final berth in nearly one hour and a half. The two exchanged three breaks in the opener, two of which being taken by the former top ten player who also conceded a service amid the term.
As for the second set, it was dominated by the same Baghdatis who built two game late lead despite losing yet another service at one point. The Cypriot finished the game with a 54 first serve percentage, six aces, three double faults and a 45 return percentage.
He also converted four out of six break points and won 61 percent of service points, compared to his opponent’s three aces, a 39 return percentage and 55 service one. Devvarman created 12 break points but only converted two of them, something which dragged him down, especially in the first term when he converted just one out of eight chances.
Fifth seed Nikolay Davydenko has made a two set progress into the quarter final when the Russian beat Lukasz Kubot 6-3, 7-6 on Thursday session. Davidenko, whop still lacks a title this year, picked the first set lead thanks to a couple of break conversions which propelled him three games atop despite losing one of his services on the road.
Kubot struggled to recover the deficit and he was very close to succeeding in the second round when he pushed the favorite into the tie breaker. The two exchanged four breaks in the last set, two apiece, but it was the same Russian to set the pace in the late run. Nikolay left his opponent five points adrift top claim the victory in two rounds.
He came up with a 71 first serve percent, two aces, four double faults and a 49 return. Davydenko also won 63 percent of service points and converted four out of six break points, while the Polish player set a 63 first serve percentage, five aces, six double faults and a poor 37 return percentage.
The same day, eighth seed Kei Nishikori edged Philipp Petzschner in three sets, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 to make the progress through the quarter finals. The Japanese, who had previously eliminated Teymuraz Gabashvili, broke this year’s Halle finalist twice in the first set but lost the early pace in the second one when he allowed Philipp to break his three times.
Kei also grabbed a couple of breaks in the second set but failed to close the clash in two terms. Finally, the decider saw him convert a break point and keep his service sheet clean throughout the entire set. Nishikori won 63 percent of first serve points, 43 of return ones and 59 of service points. Overall, he also converted five out of six break points and saved three out of seven from the German.
Petzschner’s performance included a 54 first serve percentage, five aces, a double fault as well as a 41 return percentage and a 57 service one. Next up for the Japanese will be either top seed Nicolas Almagro or Albert Ramos.
Ramos has made the progress into the second round after his opponent Mikhail Kukushkin retired at 4-6, 6-3, 4-2 down due to an injury.
On the same first half of the draw, Flavio Cipolla eased past Bernard Tomic whom the Italian eased past in two similar sets, 6-2, 6-2. The two players exchanged four breaks in the opener, three of which being taken by Cipolla who powered through to a four game lead despite losing a service amid the term.
The second set looked almost the same for the Italian who managed to convert a couple of more break points and keep the sheet clean on his service. Cipolla finished the game with a 76 first serve percentage and a 53 return one. He also won 67 percent of service points and committed three double faults.
Concerning Aussie’s showing, Tomic came up with a 64 first serve percentage, three aces, three double faults and a 33 poor return percentage. Cipolla will next meet one of the main favorites Janko Tipsarevic who has been favored by a BYE in the opener.
Kuala Lumpur Prize Money and points:
Winner – $155,000 and 250 points ATP
Runner up – $81,500 and 150 points ATP
Semi finalist – $44,150 and 90 points ATP
Quarter finalist – $25,180 points ATP
R16 – $14,820 and 20 points ATP
R32 – $8,800 and zero points
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