Playing in the Citi Open taking place in the Washington, D.C. stop of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour yesterday, Wednesday 30 July 2014, Dominican tennis player Victor Estrella (ATP ranked 87th) defeated Feliciano Lopez of Spain (ranked 25th) to advance in the tournament. Today, Thursday 31 July 2014 before 6pm he will play against Santiago Giraldo of Colombia, ranked 34th in the world. Estrella has played Giraldo on three previous occasions, losing all three games.
Estrella is the first Dominican tennis player to break the 100th barrier of the ATP. The event has prize money of US$1,399,700. To follow the tournament, see http://www.atpworldtour.com/share/event-draws.aspx?year=2014&eventid=418&draw=ms