Novak Djokovic knocked out in the third round

Cincinnati: Tommy Robredo shocked World No.1 Novak Djokovic Thursday at the Cincinnati Masters, but Roger Federer avoided an upset again Frenchman Gael Monfils. Spain’s Robredo, seeded 16th in the US Open tune-up, sent top-seeded Djokovic packing 7-6 (8/6), 7-5, the defeat coming a week after the World No.1 Serb was beaten in the third round at Toronto.

 

Second-seeded Federer 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 (3/7), 6-4, 7-6 (7/2).

Federer had a rare show of temper late in the match, arguing with the chair umpire over a decision not to call on electronic line-calling on a particular point.

 

Stan Wawrinka, the third seed, rallied to beat Croatian Marin Cilic 3-6, 6-0, 6-1. He’ll play Julien Benneteau, who beat Jerzy Janowicz 7-5, 6-1.Milos Raonic defeated Steve Johnson 6-7 (7/9), 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) and next faces Fabio Fognini. Fognini beat Lu Yen-Hsun of Taiwan 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. 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 (7/4), 6-4.  Also through was World No.2 and second seed Simona Halep, a 6-4, 7-5 winner against Czech Lucie Safarova. Halep earned a mouth-watering rematch with fifth-seeded Sharapova, who beat fellow Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenko-va 6-4, 7-6 (7/2). Elina Svitolina beat Carla Suarez Navarro 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. She’ll next face former World No.1 Ana Ivanovic, a 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 winner over Svetlana Kuznetsova. Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland cruised past Sabine Lisicki 6-1, 6-1 and will take on Caroline Wozniacki, a 7-5, 6-2 winner over sixth-seeded  Angelique Kerber.