Houston, April 4 (IANS) Argentina’s Thiago Agustin Tirante had the standout result of the day, making a strong comeback to defeat top seed Ben Shelton at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship in Houston.After narrowly losing the first set 7-6 (5), Tirante regrouped and took control of the match, winning the next two sets 6-3, 6-4. The Argentine was perfect on serve, holding all 16 of his service games with a calm and efficient performance.For Shelton, this defeat marks a tough stretch; he h…
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Buenos Aires, Feb 13 (IANS) Italian second seed Luciano Darderi advanced to the Argentina Open quarterfinals on Friday with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Chile’s Tomas Barrios. World No. 22 Darderi hit six aces and won 95 percent of his first service points to take the match in an hour and 22 minutes on the outdoor clay of the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club.Barrios, who is ranked 114th, won only 47 percent of points on his first serve and committed 22 unforced errors.”It’s the first time I’ve played on cla…