Indianapolis (Indiana), July 25 (DPA) Americans led by third-seeded Sam Querrey take three of the four spots in the semi-finals of the Indianapolis Tennis Championships, with Canadian Frank Dancevic the odd man out.
Dancevic, who grew up just over the border in Niagara Falls, Ontario, eliminated top-seeded former champion Dmitry Tursunov 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 Friday to finally avenge three previous losses to the Russian.
The No. 121 re-wrote history as he reversed roles from their 2007 final, when he lost to the Russian, now ranked 26th. Tursunov beat Dancevic at 2007 Queen's Club as well as June's grass-court Eastbourne final.
Dancevic, who nudged his record this season into 9-8 positive territory, will play third seed Sam Querrey, who beat Marc Gicquel of France, 6-4, 7-5.
In the bottom of the draw, it was all Americans. The 2005 champion Robby Ginepri rolled back the clock with his 7-5, 6-1 win over qualifier Alex Bogomolov. Ginepri will play next against countryman John Isner, who outlasted Wayne Odesnik in more than two and a half hours, 7-5, 6-7 (2-7), 7-5.