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 | Federer and Nadal eliminated in the quarterfinals in Cincinnati20-08-2011 |
Four times champion Roger Federer (Switzerland) was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the tournament series "Masters" in Cincinnati (USA) with a prize of 2,590,000 dollars.
Third-seeded Federer lost 2-6, 6-7 (3) in the eighth scheme Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) for 91 minutes and failed to defend his title the last two seasons.
30-year-old Swiss was unable to cope with the powerful serve of his opponent and allowed the third defeat in their last four matches against Berdych.
Slipper scored 10 aces and did not give any opportunity for drilling Federer, despite playing with a bandage on her shoulder.
"In recent weeks I worked hard on my serve and it gives results. Earning Games Won easily, in which the supply. This gave me extra confidence and opportunity to snuggle with his serve," said Berdych. Federer admitted the superiority of their opponents.
"I could not figure out his serve in this match. This gave me the opportunity to go to more rallies in its filing. Unfortunately, in the second set tie-break also does not play well. He played a strong game and won deservedly," said Federer.
Berdych next rival will be the world's No. 1 Novak Djokovic (Serbia). "I just hope with all my shoulder to be fine," said Berdych.
Djokovic had some problems against six in the scheme Gael Monfils (France), but success came to a 3:6, 6:4, 6:3 after the 2:33 game.
This was a 56-victory in 57 games for the Serb from the beginning of the season.
Monfils started better after two matches and won the first set break. In the ninth game of the second part, however, allowed a break after the Frenchman double fault and then immediately Jockvich evened the score in his own submission. Serb solve everything in the game with early break in the third set.
"The first part had its chances, but do not benefit. Not attack when needed. After the middle of the second set but started to play better. And I clicked to get to the turnaround. In the end, and said the word fatigue. He was more tired than me and it also helped me, "Djokovic said, quoted by BTA.
Former No. 1 Rafael Nadal (Spain) also fell after the defeat by the representative of the hosts Mardy Fish with 3:6, 4:6 for 99 minutes.
So the Spaniard remains without a title in Cincinnati, where his best achievement was the semi-finals.
Fish scored 12 aces and did not lose its kind in the entire game. American, a finalist in 2003 and 2010, drew 5-2 in the first set and the second part of a breakthrough in the fifth game.
"I was not keeping up. I have no excuse, although yesterday I played a long match. He did better than me," Nadal said. Fish placed seventh in the semifinals to face No. 4 Andy Murray, who deal with Gilles Simon (France) 6-3, 6-3.