Roddick loses cool and match

TORONTO: Rafael Nadal and defending champion Novak Djokovic eased into the last eight of the Toronto Masters on Thursday, while a racquet-smashing Andy Roddick suffered a shock upset. Frenchman Gilles Simon, who a day earlier sent World No 1 Roger Federer tumbling out of the tournament, returned to the court and swept into the quarter-finals with a tidy 6-3, 6-4 win over Argentine Jose Acasuso. However, number six seed Roddick became the latest upset victim by losing to 19-year-old Croat Marin Cilic 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. French Open and Wimbledon champion Nadal stopped plucky Russian Igor Andreev 6-2, 7-6 to improve his unbeaten streak to 26 matches. Nadal is on course to meet Djokovic in the semi-finals. American Roddick appeared baffled by the hard-hitting Cilic, but after dropping the opening set broke at 5-4 to take the second.... [read full story]