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WASHINGTON， July 22 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results on Friday from the fifth day of the ATP and WTA Washington Open (prefix number denotes seeding):
Men
Quarter-finals
13-Ivo Karlovic， Croatia， bt 6-Jack Sock， United States， 7-6 (74)， 7-6 (86)
5-Steve Johnson， United States， bt 1-John Isner， United States， 7-6 (97)， 7-6 (1715)
Women
Quarter-finals
7-Yanina Wickmayer， Belgium， bt 4-Kristina Mladenovic， France， 4-6， 6-3， 6-4
6-Yulia Putintseva， Kazakhstan， bt Risa Ozaki， Japan， 6-4， 6-2
Jessica Pegula， United States， bt 1-Samantha Stosur， Australia， 7-6 (74)， 6-3
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1. Vogel Kristina, Germany
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3. Degrendele Nicky, Belgium
4. Morton Stephanie, Australia
5. Braspennincx Shanne, Netherlands
6. Krupeckaite Simona, Lithuania
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Xi calls for mutual support between China, Sao Tome and Principe
Over 167,000 polling stations opened for referendum in Turkey
Demonstrators across U.S. demand Trump release tax returns
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In pics: tea garden in central China's Henan
Peach blossoms on terrace fields in Guyuan, NW China's Ningxia
Aerial photos of Huairou District of Beijing
Stewardesses for high-speed train take part in training program in Harbin
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