Seventh-seeded Blake latest to fall in Toronto

TORONTO (AP) -- James Blake became the latest big-name player to lose at the Rogers Cup. German Nicolas Kiefer ousted the seventh-seeded American 6-1, 6-2 at the tournament on Friday to advance to the semifinals. Kiefer, ranked 37th in the world, will play Gilles Simon. The 23-year-old Frenchman advanced with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 win over Croatia's Marin Cilic. Blake joined top seed Roger Federer, who lost to Simon, and Andy Roddick, who was beaten by Cilic, as high-profile players making early exits. Simon, ranked 22nd in the world, has already beaten Federer, American qualifier Donald Young and Argentina's Jose Acasuso in the tournament. The match between Simon and Cilic was far from a classic. The players combined for 104 unforced errors, including 64 by Cilic. The 19-year-old Cilic fired 37 winners, while Simon connected on... [read full story]