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UMAG, Croatia -- Second-seeded Andreas Seppi of Italy advanced to the quarterfinals of the Croatia Open on Thursday, after leading Andreas Haider-Mauer 6-1, 4-0 before the Austrian retired through injury. Haider-Mauer started well, winning the opening game, but then lost 10 games in a row. He sought medical treatment for a lower back injury after the first set and then retired in the second. "I have no idea when his problems started," Seppi said. "I tried to focus on my game and did not notice that anything was wrong with him." It will be Seppis fourth appearance in the quarterfinals at Umag in as many years. He improved his record to 9-3, with his best results being the semifinals in 2009 and 2010 -- when he lost both times to Spains Juan Carlos Ferrero. Horacio Zeballos from Argentina also advanced after rallying to defeat eighth-seeded countryman Carlos Berlocq 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Berlocq, who had won all but one of the last nine matches, including his first career title two weeks ago in Bastad, started off well but made too many unforced errors in the second and third set. After winning the second set, Zeballos was up in 3-0 in the third before Berlocq produced a rally of his own to reach break point for 3-3. However, Zeballos saved it, and then cruised to victory. Later, Aljaz Bedene from Slovenia defeated fourth-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-3, 6-1. Dolgopolov, who won this event in 2011, soon struggled to keep up. Bedene, currently ranked 100, won nine out of 10 games as he accelerated away from 2-2 to 6-3 and 5-0. Bedene lost only two points in the second set before Dolgopolov finally managed to win a game. But in the next game, the Ukrainian was broken again at love. Umag will be the second quarterfinal of the year for Bedene, who was a semifinalist in Chennai in the opening week of the season. 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Oyama had six birdies and two bogeys at Kintetsu Kashikojima in the event also sanctioned by the Japan LPGA Tour. "I have been having this neck ache thats been affecting my golf recently," Oyama said. NEW YORK -- An early September series last season between the New York Mets and Washington Nationals laid the groundwork for the Mets trip to the World Series while spelling the end of the Nationals playoff hopes.Washington hopes to return the favor this weekend.The National League East-leading Nationals head to New York on Friday for the opener of a three-game series at Citi Field. Washington, which was off Thursday, enters on a three-game winning streak following a sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies this week. The Mets had their three-game winning streak snapped in a 6-4 loss to the Miami Marlins on Thursday night.Unlike a year ago, the NL East is not up for grabs as September begins. Last season, New York entered a three-game series that began on Labor Day with a four-game lead but swept Washington and never trailed by fewer than six games the rest of the way.Now, the Nationals (78-55) lead the second-place Mets (69-65) by 9 1/2 games and are already playing with October in mind. The Nationals/Montreal Expos franchise has not won a playoff series since 1981, the longest drought in the big four sports.I think were starting to jell a little bit, Nationals left fielder Jayson Werth said Wednesday following Washingtons 2-1 win over the Phillies. Once we get into about halfway through September, I hope were hitting on all cylinders and we can carry that through as long as we can.While a second consecutive division title appears out of reach, the Mets also enter the weekend with hopes of reaching the postseason. New York won nine of its past 12 games to move within two games of the St. Louis Cardinals in the race for the NLs second willd card.ddddddddddddIf the Mets are to return to the playoffs, they will have to do so with a piecemeal roster. Five of the 10 players who took the field against the Kansas City Royals on Opening Day are out for the season, including second baseman Neil Walker, who confirmed Thursday he soon will undergo surgery to repair a herniated disk in his back.In addition, shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera (left knee) and left fielder Yoenis Cespedes (right quad) were each on the disabled list in August are likely going to need semi-regular days off down the stretch. Neither player started Thursday, though Cabrera hit a two-run, pinch-hit home run in the ninth, an inning after Cespedes struck out as a pinch hitter.Its a tough situation -- thats exactly what it is, Mets manager Terry Collins said. Thats part of the gig, and thats why weve got backup players here.Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard (12-7, 2.55 ERA) is scheduled to take the mound Friday against Nationals right-hander A.J. Cole (0-1, 4.97 ERA).Syndergaard, who ranks third in the NL in ERA, has allowed a total of three earned runs while winning each of his past three starts. In three starts against the Nationals this year, he is 1-2 with a 4.91 ERA. He has a 2-2 record and a 3.12 ERA in six career starts vs. Washington.Cole, who will be making his third start of the season and his fourth as a major-leaguer, has never faced the Mets. In his most recent outing, he gave up three runs in 5 2/3 innings during a no-decision against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday. ' ' '