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Carreno Busta Begins Winston-Salem Campaign

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Olympic bronze medallist will next face German Koepfer
Top seed Pablo Carreno Busta began his Winston-Salem Open campaign with a hard-fought 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 victory over Soonwoo Kwon Tuesday as he aims to capture his third tour-level title of the season this week.

The Spaniard, who upset World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in July to capture the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. was made to battle against Kwon. Carreno Busta recovered from a dip in the second set, raising his level in the decider to advance in one hour and 56 minutes. Carreno Busta won 69 per cent (31/45) of his first-serve points and broke four times to improve to 2-0 in their ATP Head2Head Series.

"It was a very close match, he played really well in the second and third sets," Carreno Busta said in his on-court interview. "It is really nice to be here again. I am happy as it is important for me to start my first match with a victory.

"I feel really comfortable here; it is a nice way to go to New York before the US Open. It is very important for me to play as many matches as possible."

The World No. 12, who has also lifted trophies on clay in Mallorca and Hamburg this year, has fond memories in North Carolina, having lifted his maiden tour-level crown there in 2016. The 30-year-old will next face 16th seed Dominik Koepfer in the third round after the German battled past Marco Cecchinato 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.

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In other action, Frenchman Benoit Paire cruised past countryman Gilles Simon 6-3, 6-3 in 72 minutes. The 12th seed fired five aces and broke four times to set up a meeting with either fifth seed Alexander Bublik or Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori.

”It is not easy to play against Simon,” Paire said. “I am so happy to beat him today, I played a good match and built on the confidence of last week. I am really happy to be back. I reached the final in 2019, so I will try to do the same. The conditions are very tough, it is very humid. I have been in America for one month though, so I am used to it.”

On a strong day for France, lucky loser Pierre-Hugues Herbert also booked his spot in the third round with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Federico Coria in their first ATP Head2Head meeting. The 30-year-old will next meet either American Marcos Giron or 10th seed Federico Delbonis.

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Carreno Busta, Gasquet Surge Into Winston-Salem Quarter-Finals

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Former champion Spaniard to next meet Ivashka

Top seed Pablo Carreno Busta claimed his third win from as many hard-court events against Dominik Koepfer to reach the quarter-finals of the Winston-Salem Open on Wednesday.

The 2016 champion backed up his wins over the German at the Tokyo Olympics and at last week’s Western & Southern Open to improve to 3-0 in the pair’s ATP Head2Head series with a 6-2, 6-3 victory. The Spaniard, who beat World No. 1 Novak Djokovic for the bronze medal in Tokyo, continued his run of hard-court form for his third straight quarter-final berth.

“It was a very good match. I think I played very aggressively today, I made a lot of winners,” Carreno Busta said. “I played against him the last two tournaments so it was important to me at the beginning of the match to be very focused and play very aggressive so I think this was a very good match for me.

“I’m feeling really comfortable playing this year, also. We know next we have the US Open but day by day I need the confidence, I need the rhythm. I think that I’m playing at a really good level so I would like to continue this way.”

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Carreno Busta won 82 per cent of first-serve points and 53 per cent on second-serve points in the 67-minute victory. It set a quarter-final clash with Belarusian Ilya Ivashka, an earlier 6-2, 6-1 winner over German ninth seed Jan-Lennard Stuff.

“I think it was a great match from me. I did everything that I had to do. I was very accurate with the returns. In my game, I was serving really well,” Ivashka said.

“Yesterday was a very tough match losing a set and a break down in the second [against Marin Cilic] and then I found my game… I think today I continued the same way.”


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Former No.7 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, Richard Gasquet, recovered from a dip in intensity in the second set as he saw off third seed Daniel Evans to book his first quarter-final in Winston-Salem since 2016. From 1-4 down in the second set, the Frenchman found his groove to post a 6-4, 7-6(4) win in an hour and 51 minutes.

Gasquet won 73 per cent of first-serve points, 56 per cent of second-serve points and broke once in each set. He will next meet Finland’s Ruusuvuori, a 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 winner over Gasquet’s compatriot, 12th seed Benoit Paire.

“I had confidence after winning the first set. I fought a lot in the second set, he started to play better, to be more aggressive and I tried to fight so it was important for me to win the second set,” Gasquet said. “The third [set], you never know what could happen so I’m really happy with how I played.

“I’m playing well. I won two difficult matches, especially with the conditions – it’s very hot and humid – so it’s always a tough battle for everyone but I managed to win and I hope to do the same tomorrow.”

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