Paris: No. 12-seeded Nicolas Almagro of Spain beat eighth-seeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on a wet and windy Monday to reach the French Open quarter-finals for the third time – and might have been excused for hoping he doesn't have to play Rafael Nadal yet again.
Almagro's previous two trips to the round of eight at Roland Garros, in 2008 and 2010, both ended with losses to six-time champion Nadal, part of a 0-7 career mark against his countryman.
This year, Almagro's quarter-final foe will be Nadal or No. 13 Juan Monaco of Argentina, who were scheduled to play their fourth-round match later on Monday. Almagro is 4-2 against Monaco.
Almagro hasn't lost a set at this year's French Open.
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Nicolas Almagro Sanchez Rolle (Spanish: Nicolás Almagro Sánchez Rolle; born 21 August 1985 in Murcia, Spain) is a Spanish tennis player. He plays right-handed and uses a single-handed backhand. As of late 2008, Almagro is the third-youngest ...
Janko Tipsarević (Serbian: Јанко Типсаревић; born on 22 June 1984 in Belgrade) is a Serbian tennis player. His career high is #33, achieved on 12 May 2008. In his career, he has won two Futures and nine tournaments from ATP Ch ...
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