FIGHTING THROUGH:Sam Querrey said that his win over Bjorn Fratangelo was one he ‘just had to fight my way through,’ while Christina McHale beat Monica Niculescu
Taipei Times
Date: Jul 21, 2016
By: Dave Carroll / Staff reporter, with AP, WASHINGTON
Taiwanese No. 1 Lu Yen-hsun advanced to the second round of the men’s singles at the Citi Open
Sam Querrey returns to Bjorn Fratangelo at the Citi Open at the Rock Creek Park Tennis Center in Washington on Tuesday. Photo: EPA
in Washington on Tuesday, while Sam Querrey also advanced, despite not being at his giant-slaying best.
World No. 71 Lu took 1 hour, 15 minutes to dispatch world No. 133 Austin Krajicek of the US 6-1, 7-6 (7/3) in the US capital.
He saved three of four break points and converted three of seven, firing down nine aces and winning 67 of the 114 points contested to advance to a second-round clash with second seed Gaels Monfils.
The world No. 17, who received a bye into the second round, is likely to prove a much tougher obstacle for Lu, who has a 0-2 career record against the Frenchman after defeats in Johannesburg in 2010 and at the Australian Open in 2013. [FULL STORY]
