The Spanish tennis player Feliciano López has been eliminated in the round of 16 of the Washington tournament, belonging to the ATP 500 category and played on hard court, after losing to Australian Sam Groth (6-3, 6-4), in a match that the Narrandera player dominated from the serve. Groth, number 62 in the world, achieved 20 direct aces and a wasteful record of 30 out of 34 points with his first serve. Feli, the number 7 seed in the tournament, failed to confirm his victory against Lleyton Hewitt and bid farewell to the first tournament of the North American hard court tour.
And even though the Toledo native started causing problems for Groth in the first game on the return. However, the Australian saved 0-40 and took advantage of his only opportunity on the return in the fourth game to win the first set in just 27 minutes. In the resumption, Groth broke the Spanish player's serve, to put the match downhill. López tried to react with his first break of the match in the sixth game, equaling the set to 3, but the oceanic player achieved a second break, which would ultimately be decisive to end the match in just one hour. Therefore, the Spanish player now sets his sights on the Montreal Masters 1,000, which will be held next week in Canadian territory. Meanwhile, Groth will now face Kei Nishikori for a spot in the semifinals of the American capital.
-RESULTS (ROUND OF 16)-
John Isner (USA/N.8) def. Vasek Pospisil (CAN/N.12) 6-4, 7-6(6).
Ricardas Berankis (LTU) def. Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS) 7-5, 6-4.
Jack Sock (USA/N.15) def. Richard Gasquet (FRA/N.4) 6-7(4), 7-6(5), 6-4.
Kei Nishikori (JPN/N.2) def. Leonardo Mayer (ARG/N.16) 6-4, 6-4.
Steve Johnson (USA) def. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL/N.6) 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.
Alexander Zverev (GER) def. Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4.
Marin Cilic (CRO/N.3) def. Sam Querrey (USA/N.13) 7-6(2), 7-6(3).
Samuel Groth (AUS) def. FELICIANO LOPEZ (ESP/N.7) 6-3, 6-4.