NY Times · Jul 31, 2015
Nadal Reaches Hamburg Quarterfinals
Top-seeded Rafael Nadal toiled to beat Jiri Vesely, 6-4, 7-6 (2), to reach the Hamburg Open quarterfinals in Germany. Nadal’s quarterfinal opponent will be fifth-seeded Pablo Cuevas, who outlasted Jerzy Janowicz, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.
\u25a0 All eight seeds have reached the quarterfinals of the Swiss Open quarterfinals in Gstaad. It is the first tournament on the ATP circuit to achieve that feat in six years. Sixth-seeded João Sousa saved three match points to preserve the record, going on to beat Denis Istomin, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 7-6 (4). The last tournament at which the quarterfinals bracket went with seeding was in Montreal in August 2009, according to the ATP.