Daniel Gimeno-Traver

7-February-2017 11:46 QUITO - Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic is through to the last 16 stage of the ATP tournament in Quito, Ecuador, after Spaniard Daniel Gimeno-Traver retired from their match Tuesday after 23 minutes of play, when Tipsarevic had a 4-1 lead in the first set.

World number two Roger Federer has eased past fellow 33-year old, the Finn Jarkko Nieminen, with a dominant display to reach the quarterfinals of the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open.

Federer, showing flashes of brilliance mixed with occasional errors, closed out in just over an hour to win the second round match 6-2, 7-5.

BUCHAREST - Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic did not make it through to the quarterfinals of the ATP tournament in Bucharest, after losing to Frenchman Gilles Simon 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday.

The opponents were roughly equal throughout the first set, but Simon broke Tipsarevic in the 11th game and then won the set on his serve.

BUCHAREST - Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic did not make it through to the quarterfinals of the ATP tournament in Bucharest, after losing to Frenchman Gilles Simon 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday.

The opponents were roughly equal throughout the first set, but Simon broke Tipsarevic in the 11th game and then won the set on his serve.

CORTINA - Serbia's Viktor Troicki reached the semi-finals of the ATP challenger in Cortina by beating Daniel Gimeno-Traver of Spain 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday.

In a bid to reach the final, Troicki will face compatriot Filip Krajinovic, who beat Germany's Matthias Bachinger on Friday.

The prize money of the Cortina tournament totals USD 50,000.

CORTINA - Serbia's tennis player Viktor Troicki clinched two victories in just one day, after outplaying Victor Hanescu of Romania and compatriot Boris Pasanski 7-6 (7-1), 7-6 (7-4) at an ATP challenger in Cortina on Thursday and thus managed to get into the quarterfinals.

For a place in the semis, Troicki will face Daniel Gimeno-Traver of Spain.

PARIS - Serbia's best tennis player Novak Djokovic eased into the second round at Roland Garros on Monday after a comfortable win over Joao Sousa of Portugal 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.

Second seed Djokovic will next face local favorite Jeremy Chardy who defeated Daniel Gimeno-Traver of Spain in straight sets 7-5, 6-2, 6-2.