The American no.1 reaches the final 4 with a tense 3 setter.
Marcos Baghdatis was coming from a horrible year to lose 11 straight ATP matches. Then something has changed in Washington as the Cypriot had a couple of nice win (he has also trashed Kei Nishikori in the previous round 6-1 6-2. In the quarters Marcos did something that is now unusual (winning a tiebreak against John Isner) , but he had to bow after losing the other 2 sets. Match Stats
Isner: these are big events.
An elated John Isner commented “Even though I lost the tie breaker in the first set I held it together and played very well in the last two sets,
All these events are prep for the US Open but at the same time they are very big events. This is the time of year when I’m a tough player to beat so I’m just trying to take it one at a time and control what I can control and it’s working so far. I’m setting little mental notes for me and what to focus on the court,” he added.
The semis vs. Tursunov
Big John will clash against the Russian and world no.61 Dmitry Tursunov that has defeated Marinko Matosevic 6-3 4-6 7-6 (4). This will be the first match between these two.
