Bernard Tomic has won through to the third round of the Citi Open in Washington, beating Donald Young of the United States in straight sets.But the news wasnt so good for fellow Australians James Duckworth and John Millman, who were each beaten in the second round.Tomic, the No.3 seed, was forced to fight through a first set tiebreak, after dropping serve when up 5-4 in the opening set, before running out a 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 winner.He sent down 12 aces in the win, and rolled through the second set where he twice broke Youngs serve.Tomic will face Ivo Karlovic - who he holds a 2-1 win/loss record over - in the third round after the towering Croatian recorded a 6-3 7-6 (7-4) win over American Brian Baker.Meanwhile Duckworth struggled to handle big-serving American John Isner, winning just nine points on return in the 6-3 6-4 loss.No.1 seed Isner banged down 14 aces in the win, and dropped just three points on his first serve as he closed out the straight sets victory.Hell now face Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis in the third round, after Baghdatis breezed past Millman in straight sets 6-2 6-4.Isner joins fellow seeded players Steve Johnson, Borna Coric, Gael Monfils, Alexander Zverev, Benoit Paire and Gilles Muller in the third round after they all enjoyed straight sets wins on the day.Not so lucky was South African ninth seed Kevin Anderson, who fell 5-7 6-4 7-6 (7-3) to Tunisian Malek Jaziri in a two-and-a-half hour battle.Also exiting the tournament was Serbian Viktor Troicki, who was humbled by American qualifier Ryan Harrison 7-6 (7-4) 6-4.For world No.158 Harrison - who is still only 24 and was once considered a future star of American tennis - the win was sweet relief, especially as he only converted three of 22 break points.When youre in a situation like Im in - that you havent won a ton of matches - it seems like its tough to convert on opportunities. 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Sandi Morris of the United States finished with silver and Eliza McCartney of New Zealand wound up with bronze.I feel horrible, said Suhr, who captured Olympic gold four years ago in London and silver at the 2008 Beijing Games. Im actually getting concerned. Its going on Day 10, and I feel worse today.Her next stop: home to New York get treatment for this mysterious illness.They think its respiratory and now in the lungs, Suhr said. This morning I was coughing up blood. Its getting scary.I just want to get out of here and go home and figure it out.Just when the path to another gold medal appeared wide open, too.Suhrs top competitor was supposed to be Yelena Isinbayeva, the world-record holder who has been banned from the Games, along with dozens of otherr Russians, because of a doping investigation.dddddddddddd Isinbayeva called it quits Friday as she focuses on a new career in sports politics and even mulls over an offer to lead the Russian track and field team.Also missing from the field was Fabiana Murer, the Brazilian who was expected to get in the mix for a medal but didnt make it out of qualifying.Its such a crappy feeling to know youve worked four years for this and for this to happen, Suhr said. Its embarrassing, too.Early on, Suhr thought she felt OK enough to compete. While warming up, she was clearing the bar at 4.90 meters, which wouldve won this competition. It didnt carry over into the final. Stefanidi and Morris both cleared the same height -- 4.85 -- but Stefanidi had fewer misses.I was like, Im on, Suhr said. After warm-ups, everything shut down. My muscles -- Ive never had them shake.Morris said she could tell her teammate didnt feel well.She just looked pretty dreary. I dont know how else to say it, Morris said. She just didnt look energetic. I really feel for her. Its just an unfortunate circumstance to get sick at this time. ' ' '
