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Irelands Shane Lowry topped the list of U.S. Open qualifiers a day after missing out by a shot in qualifying automatically for next months championship. Lowry shot rounds of a three under par 69 at Walton Heaths New Course on Monday and then posted a five under par 67 on Old Course for an eight under par total to finish a stroke clear among the 14 leading qualifiers in a starting field of 105 players. It is the second time in five attempts the 26-year old Dubliner has been successful at Walton Heath in qualifying for a U.S. Open. The double European Tour winner had secured his biggest pay check in finishing runner-up to good friend Rory McIlroy in Sundays concluding BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth where a win would have seen Lowry having to avoid teeing up at Walton Heath. However Lowry continued his good form at Walton Heath despite the wet, cold and miserable conditions. "I played okay and putted really, really well holing a lot of six to eight footers for par," he said. "But after finishing so close to victory yesterday I just carried a lot of momentum from Wentworth into today to get the job done. "And while I was a little disappointed not to win the BMW PGA at least now Ive done it the hard way so that I can join Rory at Pinehurst." Lowrys second place finish in the BMW PGA Championship saw him jump 68 spot to World No. 74 and the likelihood of adding also Augusts PGA Championship to his schedule. But while Lowry won through to the U.S. Open fellow Irishman Padraig Harrington will now miss a first U.S. Open in 15 years after falling six shots shy of qualifying with rounds of 75 and 71. Last month, Harrington also failed to qualify for the Masters for a first occasion in 14 years. "The damage was done in the morning with that 75 and just made a few mistakes in not knowing the golf course and I was never comfortable with the pace of the greens, as there was a number of three-putts thrown in there," he said. 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Reyes and the team still hope that he will be ready for Opening Day in Tampa Bay in one week.DOHA, Qatar - Top-seeded Novak Djokovic celebrated Serbian Orthodox Christmas by beating Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine 6-2, 6-1 in the second round of the Qatar Open on Wednesday.Djokovic, who also won his doubles match with Serbian partner Filip Krajinovic, needed only 61-minutes to bypass Stakhovsky and move into the quarterfinals.Yes, Orthodox Christmas. Its the biggest holiday that we have, Djokovic said. Obviously not a holiday for me. Im working on the court. But its a big day. So Im really glad that I was able to perform well and get two wins on this day.Djokovic, who is playing at the Qatar Open for the first time, won 29 of 34 points when his first serve went in and saved all three break points he faced against Stakhovsky. He next plays seventh-seeded Ivo Karlovic, who beat qualifier Nikoloz Basiashvili of Georgia 7-6 (3), 6-3.Karlovic became one of three men in tennis history to surpass the 9,000 aces mark earlier this week — he now has 9,041. Its an ability that makes him a tricky challenge for opponents.Im definitely going to try to get some good sleep so my reaction tomorrow is quick, because Im going to need that, definitely, Djokovic said. Honestly, Im still to meet a player who enjoys playing him.There wont be a singles match between Djokovic and Rafael Nadal at this years tournament after the Spaniard was uupset in the first round.dddddddddddd.But the two will face each other in doubles on Thursday, after Nadal and Juan Monaco of Argentina also moved into the doubles semifinals.Its going to be interesting to play against each other in doubles, which is not the common case for us, but I look forward to that, said Djokovic.Third-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic brushed aside Slovakian qualifier Blaz Kavcic 6-1, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals.Berdych is showing top form this week. In two matches played, hes yet to offer an opponent a break point opportunity.He now faces sixth-seeded Richard Gasquet, who defeated Simone Bolleli of Italy 6-3, 6-2.David Ferrer, seeded fourth, won an all-Spanish battle against Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 6-2.Ferrer, who led Verdasco 5-0 in the second set, was unable to take advantage of one match point on Verdascos serve in the sixth game, and two match points on his own serve in the seventh game.He finally won the match on a fourth match point at 30-40 on Verdascos serve in the eighth game.Ferrer will play Dustin Brown of Germany, who posted a 7-6 (9), 6-4 win over compatriot Jan-Lennard Struff.Andre Seppi of Italy and Ivan Dodig of Croatia will compete in the other quarterfinal.Dodig knocked out Michael Berrer 7-6 (1), 6-2, while Seppi defeated Joao Souza of Brazil 7-5, 6-2. ' ' '