Wawrinka and Murray in Paris in the Quarterfinals

Stan Wawrinka

Stan Wawrinka didn’t give Viktor Troicki a chance. Photo: Stephan Mueller

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World number two Andy Murray also made it into the quarterfinals. The Brit defeated American service giant John Isner 7-6 The fourth in the world rankings meets outsider Albert Ramos-Vinolas on Tuesday. The Spaniard surprisingly won 6: 2, 6: 4, 6: 4 against world number ninth Milos Raonic from Canada.

World number two Andy Murray also made it into the quarterfinals. The Brit defeated American service giant John Isner 7-6 (11-9), 6-4, 6-3. After 2:40 hours, Murray also won the sixth comparison against the 2.08 meter tall Isner. The next opponent of the Olympic champion in Paris is the French local hero Richard Gasquet. The world number 12 defeated former US Open finalist Kei Nishikori from Japan 6: 4, 6: 2, 4: 6, 6: 2.

Serena Williams and her sister Venus failed in the doubles competition in the round of 16. The Americans lost 3-6, 3-6 to Dutchman Kiki Bertens and Swede Johanna Larsson. After winning the tournament in Nuremberg, Bertens defeated Angelique Kerber in singles at the start in Paris and reached the round of 16 against Russian Daria Kassatkina 10: 8 in the third set.

The Williams sisters are both still in singles. In doubles, they have won all Grand Slam tournaments and are three-time Olympic champions.

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The top seeded combination of Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza was also eliminated a little later. The former world number one from Switzerland and her Indian partner had won the last three Grand Slam tournaments in doubles.

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