Tennis: Qualifiers to face Monfils, Roddick
Bulgarian Kutrovsky outlasted US qualifier Dennis Lajola 6-7, 6-3, 7-6.
SAN JOSE:
Qualifiers Dimitar Kutrovsky and Denis Kudla booked matches against the highest seeds at the ATP San Jose Open with three-set triumphs at the $531,000 indoor hard-court event. Bulgarian Kutrovsky outlasted US qualifier Dennis Lajola 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 in their first-round match to book a second-round date with French top-seed Gael Monfils. Meanwhile, Kudla outlasted American wild card Jack Sock 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 and advanced to a second-round meeting with second-seed Andy Roddick, a three-time San Jose champion.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 16th, 2012.
Qualifiers Dimitar Kutrovsky and Denis Kudla booked matches against the highest seeds at the ATP San Jose Open with three-set triumphs at the $531,000 indoor hard-court event. Bulgarian Kutrovsky outlasted US qualifier Dennis Lajola 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 in their first-round match to book a second-round date with French top-seed Gael Monfils. Meanwhile, Kudla outlasted American wild card Jack Sock 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 and advanced to a second-round meeting with second-seed Andy Roddick, a three-time San Jose champion.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 16th, 2012.