US Open Series W&S Open: Monfils Advances To Round Of 16... Blake And Tsonga Eliminated
Friday, August 19, 2011
Gael Monfils, France
Frenchman Gael Monfils advanced after defeating German Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-2, 6-2 in his third-round match Thursday evening. He won 84 per cent of his first serve points and broke his opponent four times from six chances.
Monfils will next play Serbia's Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals for a second straight week.
L-R Roger Federer, Switzerland, James Blake, USA
American James Blake had to endure the agony of defeat on Thursday. Former World No. 1 Roger Federer prevailed 6-4 6-1.
Blake, former World No. 4, missed most of 2010 due to injuries, and has played most of 2011 on the pro circuit.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France
Newly minted World No. 10 Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was upset by qualifier Alex Bogommolov on Wednesday. Tsonga, a semi-finalist at Wimbledon, fell to the 28-year-old Florida-based, Moscow-born Bogomolov 6-3 6-4.
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