TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open 2016: Thursday Tennis Results, Latest Schedule
Top seed Bernard Tomic was knocked out of the 2016 TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open on Thursday, surprisingly beaten in straight sets by Diego Schwartzman.
The Argentinian swept past his opponent with consummate ease, winning the second-round clay-court encounter, 6-2, 6-2, at the impressive Koza World of Sports facility on Day 6.
Damir Dzumhur also progressed to the quarter-final after eliminating Illya Marchenko in three sets, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.
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In Thursday's other second-round matches, Ivo Karlovic edged a gripping contest, 7-6, 7-6, against Dusan Lajovic, as No. 5 seed Marcel Granollers beat Hyeon Chung in the last match of the day, winning 6-3, 6-4.
Here are the full results from Thursday’s matches, the upcoming schedule and a recap of the best action:
| Second Round | Damir Dzumhur bt. Illya Marchenko | 6-3, 5-7,6-3 |
| Second Round | Diego Schwartzman bt. Bernard Tomic | 6-2(11), 6-2 (7) |
| Second Round | Ivo Karlovic bt. Dusan Lajovic | 7-6, 7-6 |
| Second Round | Marcel Granollers bt. Hyeon Chung | 6-3, 6-4 |
| Quarter-Finals | Diego Schwartzman vs. Damir Dzumhur |
| Quarter-Finals | Federico Delbonis vs. Albert Ramos-Vinolas |
| Quarter-Finals | Jiri Vesely vs. Grigor Dimitrov |
| Quarter-Finals | Marcel Granollers vs. Ivo Karlovic |
Thursday Recap
Schwartzman showed no mercy to Tomic in Istanbul as he powered past the highly regarded Australian, 6-2, 6-2. The diminutive 23-year-old South American finished the game off in just over an hour, sending the No. 1 seed packing.
Tennis TV provided evidence of the winner’s dominance against Tomic, as the Aussie failed to deal with his opponent’s return of serve:
Tomic never looked in the match and surrendered the first set with little resistance. He could only manage to win 47 per cent of points on his first serve as Schwartzman was perfect from the baseline at the opposite end of the court.
The second set followed suit as Tomic waved goodbye to the Turkish crowd at the country's first-ever ATP World event tournament.
Schwartzman now meets Dzumhur in the quarter-final after the Bosnian defeated Illya Marchenko in three sets.
Dzumhur was convincing in the first, taking the advantage, 6-3, but the Ukrainian star struck back to win the second set, 7-5.
Despite the brief comeback, Dzumhur grabbed his place in the next round, winning the third and final set, 6-3.
Karlovic edged a tight contest against Lajovic to also progress, winning by the slimmest of margins, 7-6, 7-6.
The Istanbul Open highlighted a milestone for the victor who progressed to the last eight of the tournament:
"3rd seed @ivokarlovic reaches 300th career win defeating Dusan Lajovic 7-6(11), 7-6(7) for #IstanbulOpen QF berth! pic.twitter.com/sQVmQaVSAu
— Istanbul Open (@istanbulopen) April 28, 2016"
In Thursday's other matches in Turkey, Dzumhur was in impressive form against Marchenko, booking his place in the latter stages, winning 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.
Seeded Granollers struggled at times against Chung in the final match of the day but prevailed, 6-4, 6-4, in his second-round encounter.
Schwartzman was unseeded going into the action, but the young player now has a valid claim on a spot in the final. Tomic was a hot favourite against him but failed to deliver the goods when he needed it most.
All statistics via ATP World Tour unless stated.
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