Robredo ousts Djokovic, Federer survives Monfils
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TOMMY Robredo shocked world No. 1 Novak Djokovic at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Thursday but Roger Federer avoided an upset against Frenchman Gael Monfils.
Spain’s Robredo, seeded 16th in the US Open tune-up, sent top-seeded Djokovic packing 7-6 (6), 7-5, the defeat coming a week after the Serb was beaten in the third round at Toronto.
The Wimbledon champion now goes into the US Open, the final grand slam of the year which starts on August 25, well short of matches and confidence.
Second-seeded Federer, a five-time Cincinnati champion, held off Monfils 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
He booked a tough quarterfinal against eighth-seeded Scot Andy Murray, who battled more than two hours against the huge serve of John Isner, finally dispatching the American 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-6 (2).
Djokovic, who was married last month and is soon to become a father, said it wasn’t a question of the new elements in his life weighing on his tennis.
“I just lost the match,” he said. “It was bad. Many, many things are not clicking these two weeks on hardcourts. It’s unfortunate, but it’s more than obvious I’m not playing even close to what I’m supposed to play.”
Robredo next faces sixth-seeded compatriot David Ferrer — a 7-5, 6-0 winner over Mikhail Youzhny of Russia.
In women’s action, defending champion Serena Williams continued her march through the draw, beating Italian 13th seed Flavia Pennetta 6-2, 6-2.
Williams next plays eighth seed Jelena Jankovic, who beat Sloane Stephens 7-6 (4), 6-4.
Also through was world No. 2 and second seed Simona Halep, a 6-4, 7-5 winner against Czech Lucie Safarova.
“Today was much better than my first match here,” said the Romanian, winner in Bucharest last month and runner-up to Maria Sharapova at Roland Garros. “I was happy to win in two sets, since she was up 5-4.”
Halep earned a mouth-watering rematch with fifth-seeded Sharapova, who beat fellow Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 7-6 (2).
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