Fognini FedEx ATP Player Profile 2016
Fognini FedEx ATP Player Profile 2016
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British number one Johanna Konta reached the quarter-finals of the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford with a straight-set win over Julia Boserup.
The third seed, who received a bye in the first round, beat the American wildcard 6-3 6-1 in just over an hour.
Konta, the world number 18, hit 11 aces on her way to a comfortable victory.
The 25-year-old will play China’s Saisai Zheng, who beat Alize Cornet in her second-round match, in the last eight on Friday.
Tournament director Alex Antonitsch talks about the scenic backdrops in Kitzbuhel and the impact of Dominic Thiem on tennis in Austria.
Italy’s Marco Cecchinato has been banned for 18 months and fined 40,000 euros (£33,500) for match-fixing, says the Italian tennis federation.
The 23-year-old world number 143 was found guilty of altering the outcome of his match against Kamil Majchrzak at an ATP Challenger in Morocco in October.
Riccardo Accardi and Antonio Campo have also been banned and fined for their roles in attempts to fix matches.
Accardi was given a 12-month ban while Campo was suspended for four months.
Cecchinato, who is able to appeal, was found guilty of “several other instances of sports corruption” and suspended until January 2018.
British number four Dan Evans has beaten 12th seed Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-4 to reach the last 16 of the Citi Open in Washington.
The 26-year-old world number 82 had three match points at 5-2 in the second set but Dimitrov saved all three.
The Bulgarian, ranked 40, then broke – but Evans held his nerve when serving for the match for a second time and converted his fifth match point.
He will play either Lukas Lacko or Jack Sock for a place in the quarter-finals.