Nadal, Djokovic advance; Roddick upset at Rogers Cup
                   
sacbee.com     Jul 25, 2008            

By Sports Network - The Sports Network Second-seeded Rafael Nadal and third-seeded Novak Djokovic advanced Thursday at the $2,615,000 Rogers Masters in Toronto, but sixth-seeded Andy Roddick wasn't as fortunate to get out of the third round. Roddick could not handle young Marin Cilic, who bested the American 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Nadal, the reigning Wimbledon champion, ousted Russian Igor Andreev 6-2, 7-6 (7-1), while Djokovic, the defending champion, took out Sweden's Robin Soderling 6-4, 6-4 to move on. German Nicolas Kiefer outlasted Nikolay Davydenko of Russia, the fourth seed, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. France's Richard Gasquet, seeded 10th in the tournament, made quick work of fifth-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer 6-3, 6-3. Frenchman Gilles Simon, who recorded a shocking 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 upset over top- seeded Roger Federer on Wednesday,... [read full story]                    


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