Date:30/06/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/06/30/stories/2008063053601900.htm

Sport - Tennis

Tipsarevic makes the fourth round

LONDON: Serbia’s Janko Tipsarevic followed his suprise second round victory over sixth seed Andy Roddick with a 7-6(1), 7-6(3), 6-3 win over Russia’s 25th seed Dmitry Tursunov in the third round of Wimbledon on Saturday.

Tipsarevic, who took World No. 1 Roger Federer to five sets before losing in this year’s Australian Open, will face the experienced Rainer Schuettler in the fourth round on Monday.

The results: Women: Third round: 21-Nadia Petrova (Rus) bt 16-Victoria Azarenka (Blr) 7-6(11), 7-6(4); Alla Kudryavtseva (Rus) bt Peng Shuai (Chn) 6-3, 1-6, 6-4; 24- Shahar Peer (Isr) bt 9-Dinara Safina (Rus) 7-5, 6-7(4), 8-6.

Men: Third round: Janko Tipsarevic (rb) bt 25-Dmitry Tursunov (Rus) 7-6(1), 7-6(3), 6-3; Arnaud Clement (Fra) bt Jurgen Melzer (Aut) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4; 8-Richard Gasquet (Fra) bt Gilles Simon (Fra) 6-3, 6-3, 6-7(3), 6-3; 12-Andy Murray (GBR) bt Tommy Haas (Ger) 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-2.

Mixed doubles: First round: Rohan Bopanna (Ind) & Tatiana Poutchek (Blr) bt Igor Kunitsyn & Elena Vesnina (Rus) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.

Boys: First round: Ty Trombetta (USA) bt 5-Yuki Bhambri (Ind) 7-6(2), 6-4. — Agencies