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Patna : World No 55 in ATP rankings Matthew Ebden, 30, Australia, beat World No 95 Marcos Baghdatis, 33, Cyprus, in the quarter-finals of Atlanta Open tennis championship on July 27, 2018, night.Ebden beat Baghdatis 6-3, 6-2 to enter the semi-finals (SF) of the tournament.
Baghdatis committed 6 double faults in the match to 4 by Ebden. Ebden fired 7 Aces in the match to 5 by Baghdatis. Ebden also won three break points.
World No 73 in the latest ATP rankings Cameron Norrie, 22, UK, and World No 18 Nick Kyrgios, 23, Australia, entered the quarter-finals of Atlanta Open, an ATP Hard Court event in USA, on July 27.
Norrie beat World No 43 Jeremy Chardy, 31, France, in a tough three-set encounter 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in the Round of 16. Chardy fired 10 Aces in the match to 5 by Norrie. But, Chardy also committed 9 double faults to just 1 by Norrie.
Kyrgios beat World No 164 Noah Rubin, 22, USA, 7-5, 6-2, in the Round of 16. Kyrgios fired 15 Aces in the match to 4 by Rubin. Kyrgios won 4 break points to just 1 by Rubin.