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Johnson beats Karlovic at Citi Open

WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Johnson of the U.S. knocked off another seeded player in the Citi Open, beating No. 9 Ivo Karlovic 3-6, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) on Thursday to make the quarterfinals.

Johnson will face seventh-ranked and second-seeded Milos Raonic, the Canadian who beat Lleyton Hewitt 7-6 (1), 7-6 (3).

Karlovic had 27 aces in the third-round match.

Johnson, the American ranked 68th, topped fifth-seeded John Isner in three sets Wednesday.

Seventh-seeded Kevin Anderson also advanced, beating Malek Jaziri 6-3, 6-4. In a late match, top-seeded Tomas Berdych faced Vasek Pospisil.

In women's second-round play, second-seeded Ekaterina Makarova beat Lauren Davis 6-2, 6-4; fifth-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova topped Hiroko Kuwata 6-3, 6-3; sixth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Kirsten Flipkens 6-4, 7-5; and Vania King routed Christina McHale 6-1, 6-3.

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