Somdev, Fish set to clash in Atlanta quarter-finals

Mardy Fish opened his ATP Atlanta title defence on Thursday with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over France's Nicolas Mahut that put the top-seeded American into the quarter-finals.

Mardy Fish opened his ATP Atlanta title defence on Thursday with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over France's Nicolas Mahut that put the top-seeded American into the quarter-finals.


Somdev Devvarman

Fish, who enjoyed a first-round bye, fired six aces and broke Mahut four times to finish off the second-round clash in less than 90 minutes.

The World No 9 will play on Friday for a semi-final spot against Indian eighth seed Somdev Devvarman, who booked his first quarter-final since late April with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Japan's Tatsuma Ito.

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