Roddick upset at Rogers Cup, joins ousted Federer on sidelines
                   
iht.com     Jul 24, 2008            

Croatian Marin Cilic upset sixth-seeded Andy Roddick 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 on Thursday, adding the American to list of eliminated seeds from the Masters Series event. The 44th-ranked Cilic previously had beaten 12th-seeded Spaniard Tommy Robredo and Czech qualifier Lukas Dlouhy in earlier rounds. Besides Robredo, Roddick became a spectator along with No. 1 seed Roger Federer, who was beaten Wednesday night by Gilles Simon in his opening match at the US$2.6 million (€1.66 million) tournament. Also on Thursday, defending champion Novak Djokovic advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Sweden's Robin Soderling. "I played more or less at the level which was satisfying for me,"... [read full story]                    


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thestar.com.my     3 hrs ago   5 related          

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espn.go.com     yesterday   17 related          

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nwsource.com     yesterday   408 related          

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