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KREMLIN CUP 2011

Troicki Opens Title Defence; Davydenko Advances

Moscow, Russia

by ATP Staff

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19.10.2011

Troicki© Kremlin Cup — 2011Viktor Troicki got his title defence off to a fine start.

Second seed Viktor Troicki opened his title defence at the Kremlin Cup on Wednesday in Moscow with a 6-4, 6-4 second-round win over Pere Riba. The Serbian broke serve once in each set and won 88 per cent of points behind his first serve to claim victory in 83 minutes, having received a bye through the first round.

The 25-year-old Troicki is looking for a return to form this week at the ATP World Tour 250 indoor hard-court tennis tournament where, a year ago, he won his first title with victory over Marcos Baghdatis. The Belgrade native came in this year having lost seven of his past nine matches, including a first-round defeat to Ryan Harrison at last week’s Shanghai Rolex Masters.

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In the quarter-finals Troicki will face fifth seed Alex Bogomolov Jr., who saved 12 of 14 break points as he fought past Mikhail Kukushkin 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in two hours and 16 minutes. The 28-year-old American, currently a career-high No. 37 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings, is through to his fifth ATP World Tour quarter-final of the season.

Three-time champion Nikolay Davydenko dismissed Teymuraz Gabashvili 7-5, 6-2 to advance.

Davydenko, who lifted the trophy in 2004, 2006 and 2007, won 51 per cent of his return points, breaking his compatriot five times to lock up the victory in one hour and 31 minutes. The two were meeting for the first time since 2006, a second-round encounter Davydenko also won in straight sets in Moscow.

In the quarter-finals, Davydenko will face Michael Berrer. The German won back-to-back tour-level matches for the first time since Roland Garros (l. to Murray in 3rd RD) as he came from behind to upset eighth-seeded Italian Andreas Seppi 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in one hour and 36 minutes.

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