Anderson wins in Washington

Kevin Anderson has won his third round match at the Washington Open tennis tournament.

Anderson, the seventh seed, defeated Mardy Fish 7-6 6-1 on Thursday.

Anderson will play Juan Martin Del Potro next.

Meanwhile, Olga Puchkova was forced to default her second round match in Washington.

This after hitting a line judge with a ball after losing a point.

Puchkova apologised later and made it clear that she had not intended to hit the match official.

However, tennis rules dictate that a player must be defaulted in such an instance.

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- Andre Bloem

Twitter - @SportswaveAndre