Ancic Pounds Gonzo for ATP Auckland SF Berth


Posted on January 12, 2006

Jarkko Nieminen and Mario Ancic moved on to the semifinals of the Heineken Open with straight-set wins on Thursday.

In the first quarterfinal of the day, unseeded Stanislas Wawrinka posted a 6-3, 6-4 win over German Florian Mayer. He will now play fifth-seeded Mario Ancic, who stunned top seed and defending champion 6-0, 6-3.

In-form Finnish Jarkko Nieminen defeated 2004 Olympic Gold medalist Nicolas Massu 6-3, 7-6(4) to reach the final four. The No. 7 seed advanced to the semifnals for the first time in this tournament after two first round losses in his previous two appearances (2002, 2004). (ATP)
Rankings
ATP - Feb 06 WTA - Feb 06
1 Novak Djokovic1 Victoria Azarenka
2 Rafael Nadal2 Petra Kvitova
3 Roger Federer3 Maria Sharapova
4 Andy Murray4 Caroline Wozniacki
5 David Ferrer5 Samantha Stosur
6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga6 Agnieszka Radwanska
7 Tomas Berdych7 Marion Bartoli
8 Mardy Fish8 Vera Zvonareva
9 Janko Tipsarevic9 Na Li
10 Juan Martin Del Potro10 Andrea Petkovic
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