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Andy Murray to face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Rogers Cup quarter-finals | Andy Murray to face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Rogers Cup quarter-finals |
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Andy Murray progressed to the quarter-finals of the Rogers Cup without having to step on to the court after his opponent Richard Gasquet withdrew due to an injury. | Andy Murray progressed to the quarter-finals of the Rogers Cup without having to step on to the court after his opponent Richard Gasquet withdrew due to an injury. |
The pair were scheduled to meet in the third round of the Toronto tournament but Frenchman Gasquet was forced to quit due to an abdominal strain. | The pair were scheduled to meet in the third round of the Toronto tournament but Frenchman Gasquet was forced to quit due to an abdominal strain. |
The tweet from the tournament’s official Twitter feed read: “richardgasquet1 has had to withdraw from our tournament for both singles and doubles due to an abdominal strain.” | The tweet from the tournament’s official Twitter feed read: “richardgasquet1 has had to withdraw from our tournament for both singles and doubles due to an abdominal strain.” |
Murray, who beat Australian teenager Nick Kyrgios in the second round, will now meet Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the last eight, after the Frenchman recorded a shock 6-2, 6-2 victory over number one seed Novak Djokovic. Tsonga had lost his previous 11 matches to the Serbian but gained some revenge in an uncharacteristically off-day for Djokovic . | Murray, who beat Australian teenager Nick Kyrgios in the second round, will now meet Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the last eight, after the Frenchman recorded a shock 6-2, 6-2 victory over number one seed Novak Djokovic. Tsonga had lost his previous 11 matches to the Serbian but gained some revenge in an uncharacteristically off-day for Djokovic . |
Serving on match point, Tsonga clinched the win when Djokovic’s return went wide. Tsonga did some shadow boxing and jumped up and down before waving to a receptive crowd. | Serving on match point, Tsonga clinched the win when Djokovic’s return went wide. Tsonga did some shadow boxing and jumped up and down before waving to a receptive crowd. |
Djokovic had never looked comfortable in Toronto. The Wimbledon champion was coming off a 6-2, 6-7, 7-6 second-round win over Gaël Monfils a day earlier. | |
Djokovic’s defeat was the second big upset of the day after third seed Stan Wawrinka lost 7-6, 7-5 to Kevin Anderson. The South African will now meet seventh seed Grigor Dimitrov in the quarter-finals, after the Bulgarian defeated Tommy Robredo 7-5, 5-7, 6-4. | |
“It’s tough to lose that one,” admitted Australian Open champion Wawrinka. “It was an OK tournament, nothing special. | |
“In general, I’m feeling great. I’m feeling physically good. I’m moving well. I’m playing well. It’s just that I need more matches to be really at the top.” | “In general, I’m feeling great. I’m feeling physically good. I’m moving well. I’m playing well. It’s just that I need more matches to be really at the top.” |
A day of high-drama ended in the late evening chill with 17-time grand slam winner Roger Federer out-lasting big hitting Croatian Marin Cilic 7-6, 6-7, 6-4. | |
Federer, who turned 33 on Thursday, was the only one of the top seeds to survive a day of upsets, and now meets David Ferrer in the quarter-finals. | |
“It is nice winning those kind of matches, I’ve also lost a bunch in my career especially this season,” said Federer, who had looked poised to join the exodus of seeds after squandering six match points in the second set. | |
“I had 23 break points against Tsonga in Monaco, that’s worse. So from that standpoint I’ve been there before. | |
“All six match points were on my own serve and it wasn’t like I didn’t have a chance so that was good in a way but also frustrating.” | |
Fourth seeded Czech Tomas Berdych’s Canadian visit also came to an end with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 defeat to veteran Spaniard Feliciano Lopez. | |
Sixth seed Milos Raonic, the last Canadian standing, kept hopes of a home grown winner alive, riding the support of a boisterous crowd to a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Frenchman Julien Benneteau. |
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