Alexander Dolgopolov won the first match in the last three weeks.
Dolgopolov on the rights of the seed missed the starting round of a major tournament on hard courts in Washington with a prize Fund of $1,877,705, and in the second round of the Ukrainian Jordan Thompson, who is in the current ATP ranking 90-th row.
The Australian first made a break, but Dolgopolov was quickly restored parity and in the ninth game and took the opponent’s serve and served for the party.
The second set was not on the scenario of the Ukrainian – Thompson immediately took the lead 3:0 and took the huge benefits. The decisive set lasted 52 minutes
Dolgopolov was leading 3:0, but n not able to match. However, in the tiebreak Ukrainian their mistakes not repeated, completing the match with the second match ball.
In the quarterfinals of the Washington Open Alexandr Dolgopolov will compete with the recent Wimbledon quarterfinalist Sam Querrey. In personal meetings the score was 3:3.
Jordan Thompson (Australia) — Alexander Dolgopolov (Ukraine, 11) — 4:6, 6:1, 6:7
