Haas, Falla advance to Washington quarterfinals

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Fourth-seeded Tommy Haas advanced to the quarterfinals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic on Wednesday, beating Nicholas Mahut 7-6 (4), 6-3. Haas had a tough time early -- serving with a 5-3 lead in the first set, he double-faulted three times to give Mahut a break. "That drove me a little bit crazy," Haas said. "Just to not make him play, especially when I was serving for that first set." Those were just the most damaging of seven double faults for Haas in the opening set. Haas said his shoulder was a little bit tight, and after he missed on a few serves he started to overthink the motion. Haas settled in after the first-set tiebreaker, winning the final four games of the second set to end the match. He had no double-faults in the second set. Mahut had beaten Haas in the pair's two previous meetings, a mark... [read full story]