Nottingham Post published Denis Istomin ready for "difficult" semi-final at Aegon Open...

Denis Istomin came through a titanic battle with Leonardo Mayer as he secured his place in the semi-finals of the Nottingham Aegon Open.The Russian secured a 6-3, 6-7, 7-6 victory in a match full of drama on Centre Court to set up asemi-final clash with Marcos Baghdatis.It was an impressive win for Istomin given Mayer was the number four seed and was expected to challenge for the title.Assessing a terrific performance the 28-year-old admitted it had beenan energy-sapping match of...