Igor Kunitsyn upsets no.2 seed in St. Petersburg to reach semi final Russian Igor Kunitsyn reached the semi final of St. Petersburg, after upsetting second seed Victor Hanescu: 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (6), in a match featuring four service breaks and lasting two hours and 11 minutes. Hanescu was finalist in Stuttgart earlier this season. The result brought Igor back into the Top 100, with a current ranking of no. 81. It almost came to a remake of last years Moscow final, when Igor defeated Marat Safin in the final. (click for more)

Career Highlights   -         in 2008 Igor won his first ATP title, in October he won Moscow, defeating Safin in three sets -         after winning the Moscow title he broke into the Top 50: from no. 71 to no.47 -         he reach (click for more)