Top seeds Isner, Stosur fall in ATP/WTA Washington quarter-finals

[WorldNews]

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Top seeds John Isner and Samantha Stosur were ousted from the ATP and WTA Washington Open in the quarter-finals, each paying the price for squandering leads in tie-breakers. Isner on Friday unleashed a 29-ace barrage at US fifth seed Steve Johnson but failed to capitalize on five set points in the first set and seven in the second in falling 7-6 (9/7), 7-6 (17/15). "Those were very easily tie-breakers I could have won but I didn't," Isner said.

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