By Tennis Now | Thursday, July 25, 2019

 

Umag champion Dusan Lajovic continued his red-clay hot streak stopping Denis Istomin, 6-4, 6-7(2), 7-6(2), advancing to his second straight quarterfinal at the Swiss Open.
 

Clay-court veterans were tie-break titans in Gstaad today.

Dusan Lajovic edged Denis Istomin, 6-4, 6-7(2), 7-6(2), advancing to his second straight quarterfinal at the Swiss Open.

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Fresh off winning his first career title on the red clay of Umag on Sunday, Lajovic extended his winning streak to five matches.

The third-seeded Serbian converted four of 15 break-points in a two hour, 23-minute triumph.

Next up for the world No. 26 is a quarterfinal date with Pablo Andujar.

Andujar was a 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(2) victor over Taro Daniel.

The seventh-seeded Spaniard, who won the Gstaad title in 2014, raised his Swiss Open record to 9-3. The 33-year-old Andujar has won three of four meetings vs. Lajovic, including a 7-5, 6-2, triumph at the 2015 Gstaad.

In a tight, all-Spanish test, top-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut battled by  Jaume Munar, 7-6(7), 6-4. The 2018 Gstaad finalist set up a quaterfinal clash vs. Joao Sousa.