Nadal, Djokovic, Federer, Murray reach third round in Cincy
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08/18/2010 -
Mason, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top seeds Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic and
last week's Canadian Masters titlist Andy Murray were a trio of second-round
winners Wednesday at the $3 million Western & Southern Financial Group
Masters, a U.S. Open Series event.
Roger Federer, a 16-time major titlist and reigning champ here, also advanced
when Denis Istomin of Russia retired due to a right foot and ankle injury with
the Swiss superstar leading 5-2 in the first set. Federer, seeded third, also
won this event in 2005 and 2007.
The world No. 1 Nadal handled oft-injured American qualifier Taylor Dent, 6-2,
7-5, while the second-seeded, but world No. 3, Djokovic doused Serb Viktor
Troicki, 6-3, 7-5 on the hardcourts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.
Nadal is now 27-3 in ATP Masters 1000 events this year.
Djokovic, who captured his 100th Masters 1000 victory on Wednesday, has lost
in the last two finals here, with Federer getting the best of him last year.
The Wimbledon and French Open champion Nadal will face France's Julien
Benneteau in the third round here on Thursday, while Djokovic will battle
Argentine star David Nalbandian, a titlist in Washington, D.C. two weeks ago.
Nalbandian was trailing John Isner 4-5 in the first set on Wednesday when the
6-foot-9 American retired from their match. The hot Nalbandian has now won 13
of his last 14 matches.
A fourth-seeded Murray held off Frenchman Jeremy Chardy, 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 6-2
in 2 hours, 9 minutes on Day 4 here. January's Aussie Open runner-up to
Federer, Murray beat Federer in last week's marquee finale in Toronto and was
the Cincy champ in 2008.
Murray will be opposed by talented Latvian Ernests Gulbis on Thursday.
Ninth-seeded Andy Roddick, who titled here in 2003 and 2006 and was the
runner-up in 2005, straight-setted Thiemo De Bakker, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4. while
Nikolay Davydenko, seeded sixth, defeated Robby Ginepri, 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 6-2.
Lleyton Hewitt, a former top-ranked player and runner-up at this event in 2002
and 2004, was ousted by fifth-seeded Robin Soderling, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 in a
little under two hours.
Upsets came when the wild card/surging American Mardy Fish dismissed eighth-
seeded Spaniard Fernando Verdasco, and Gulbis knocked out 13th-seeded Austrian
Jurgen Melzer, 6-7 (8-10), 6-3, 7-6 (7-5).
Fish, who has won 13 of his last 14 matches, including titles in Newport
and Atlanta, was the Cincinnati runner-up back in 2003. He beat Verdasco in
two sets, both tiebreakers.
Tenth-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer avoided an upset by handling American Sam
Querrey, 7-5, 6-2. Querrey is a four-time champion on the ATP World Tour this
season.
In other second-round play, France's Richard Gasquet grounded German Michael
Berrer, 6-4, 6-2, German Philipp Kohlschreiber got past Colombian qualifier
Alejandro Falla, 6-0, 1-6, 6-3, and Benneteau blitzed Swiss Stanislas
Wawrinka, 6-4, 6-2.
The 2010 Cincinnati titlist will claim $443,500.
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