Federer battles on until late in Miami
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March 31, 2011, Thursday
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ROGER Federer advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, after beating qualifier Olivier Rochus 6-3, 6-1 in a match that ended at 1:29am yesterday.
Taking the court following a succession of marathon matches, Federer needed just 52 minutes to beat Belgian Rochus. A couple of thousand fans remained until the finish.
Federer couldn't remember ever starting a match so late. He found it odd even to be up at such an hour, given that he's the father of young twins.
"I'm getting up usually at 1:30," he said.
"That's what tennis is all about. We don't know when we play, and we don't have a set schedule, and so we have to be able to adapt."
Federer will face No. 25-seeded Gilles Simon of France, who beat Serbian Janko Tipsarevic 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2.
Federer and Rochus took the court after Maria Sharapova earned a semifinal berth by winning a 3 1/2-hour match that ended at 12:19am.
She beat No. 26-seeded Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania 3-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5).
Sharapova's opponent will be No. 21 Andrea Petkovic of Germany, who earlier played for nearly three hours on the same stadium court to notch her second upset in two days, beating No. 6 Jelena Jankovic 2-6, 6-2, 6-4. Petkovic eliminated No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki in the fourth round.
Two-time champion Kim Clijsters also went the distance, overcoming five match points to beat No. 19-seeded Ana Ivanovic of Serbia 7-6 (4), 3-6, 7-6 (5).
Seeded-seconded Novak Djokovic extended his winning streak to 23 consecutive matches by beating fellow Serb Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-2 in the fourth round.
Also advancing to the quarterfinals was top-ranked Rafael Nadal, who committed only five unforced errors to beat No. 21-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov of the Ukraine 6-1, 6-2.
Mardy Fish, the last American in the tournament, limped into the quarterfinals after a grueling 7-5, 7-6 (5) win over Juan Martin del Potro.
Fish will next face No. 6 David Ferrer of Spain.
Taking the court following a succession of marathon matches, Federer needed just 52 minutes to beat Belgian Rochus. A couple of thousand fans remained until the finish.
Federer couldn't remember ever starting a match so late. He found it odd even to be up at such an hour, given that he's the father of young twins.
"I'm getting up usually at 1:30," he said.
"That's what tennis is all about. We don't know when we play, and we don't have a set schedule, and so we have to be able to adapt."
Federer will face No. 25-seeded Gilles Simon of France, who beat Serbian Janko Tipsarevic 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2.
Federer and Rochus took the court after Maria Sharapova earned a semifinal berth by winning a 3 1/2-hour match that ended at 12:19am.
She beat No. 26-seeded Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania 3-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5).
Sharapova's opponent will be No. 21 Andrea Petkovic of Germany, who earlier played for nearly three hours on the same stadium court to notch her second upset in two days, beating No. 6 Jelena Jankovic 2-6, 6-2, 6-4. Petkovic eliminated No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki in the fourth round.
Two-time champion Kim Clijsters also went the distance, overcoming five match points to beat No. 19-seeded Ana Ivanovic of Serbia 7-6 (4), 3-6, 7-6 (5).
Seeded-seconded Novak Djokovic extended his winning streak to 23 consecutive matches by beating fellow Serb Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-2 in the fourth round.
Also advancing to the quarterfinals was top-ranked Rafael Nadal, who committed only five unforced errors to beat No. 21-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov of the Ukraine 6-1, 6-2.
Mardy Fish, the last American in the tournament, limped into the quarterfinals after a grueling 7-5, 7-6 (5) win over Juan Martin del Potro.
Fish will next face No. 6 David Ferrer of Spain.
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