Matosevic into first ATP quarterfinal Delray Beach, USA, 01 March 2012 | AP Australian qualifier Marinko Matosevic is savouring one of his biggest wins after upsetting Russian sixth seed Alex Bogomolov Jr to reach his maiden ATP quarterfinal. More-fancied countryman Bernard Tomic followed him into the last eight, but Matosevic stole the spotlight with his 4-6 6-1 6-3 victory on Wednesday over Bogomolov Jr at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships. Bogomolov’s peers voted him the most improved player of 2011 after he rose from 166th in the world to No.34, while 26-year-old Matosevic has spent most of his career on the Challenger circuit. But Matosevic proved too strong in their second-round clash, firing 11 aces and winning five of eight break points to book a quarterfinal with Latvia’s 2010 champion Ernests Gulbis. 现年26岁的Matosevic，在德雷海滩赛首次进入ATP八强赛，对上六号种子选手， 来自俄罗斯的老将Bogomolov，比赛过程中，轰出11记ACE球，破了对手五个发球 局，下场将对上来自拉脱维亚的Gulbis，同时也是德雷海滩赛10年的冠军。 (说到这个 很久没关注小古了 = =a) Bogomolov去年也因从166位，升到世界排名第34位，而被同辈的选手票选为 最佳进步球员。 “It was a tough match and I’m happy to get through and make my first quarterfinal,” said Matosevic. “I knew his game pretty well and he reaches a lot of balls, so I just had to keep staying aggressive. “I played the big points well.” Matosevic表示，这是场艰难的比赛，我很开心能进入到生涯第一个八强赛， 我知道他打得很好，救球功力深厚，所以我必须集中火力进攻，在关键分我 打得很出色。 The big-serving Gulbis beat Belgian Steve Darcis 6-7(6) 6-1 6-3 in his second-round match. Eighth-seeded Tomic outclassed American qualifier Tim Smyczek 6-1 7-5 to set up a last-eight clash with top seed John Isner, who ousted fellow American Ryan Sweeting 6-3 6-4. http://tinyurl.com/6s7ejae -- 虽说是很值得纪念 但坦白说有点心酸 男子网坛的强度实在很可怕... --

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