Bastl keeps up the pressure in Tennessee
Switzerland's George Bastl has delivered an upset at the ATP tennis tournament in Memphis, Tennessee. In his second round match, Bastl disposed of 10th-seeded Australian Wayne Arthurs 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-2).
It was a good result for the Swiss Davis Cup player who got off to a strong start in the tournament on Tuesday, with an overwhelming victory over America’s Justin Gimelstob. Bastl came back to win after losing the first set 6-1.
In another upset on Wednesday, the Russian qualifier, Dmitry Tursunov, defeated seventh-seeded Greg Rusedski.
Bastl will now go on to face Tursunov in the next round.
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