Moodie Through to Quarterfinals in Newport

Wesley Moodie moved through to the quarterfinals of the Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport after a three-set victory over Croatian Roko Karanusic on Wednesday.

Moodie, a former Wimbledon doubles champion who joined the Monte-Carlo Tennis Academy (MCTA) in June, came through 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in Rhode Island, the final grass court tournament of the season.
The 28-year-old South African will now meet No. 2 seed Vince Spadea in what will be his first ATP quarterfinal since St. Petersburg last October. He will also be aiming to reach his first ATP semifinal since he captured the title in Tokyo in 2005. 

Moodie, who is currently ranked No. 137, reached the semifinals in Newport two years ago, losing to eventual champion Greg Rusedski in straight sets. 

This will be Moodie's first meeting with Spadea, the World No. 66 who lost to Rusedski in that Newport final in 2005.

In the doubles, Moodie and Frenchman Fabrice Santoro moved through to the quarterfinals with a 6-0, 6-4 victory over the wild card pairing of Prakash Amritraj and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi.

The top seeds will now meet Nathan Healey and Igor Kunitsyn for a place in the semifinals.

Last month, Moodie announced he was joining the MCTA to boost his chances of reaching the World's Top 50, as well as serving as an inspiration to the Academy's younger players, Ilija Vucic, Anna Fitzpatrick and Ana Veselinovic.