Fri, May 15, 2009
MADRID, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal got a ticket to quarter finals of the Master 1000 of Madrid tournament without facing German Philipp Kohlschreiber, who left the tournament due to an injure in his left knee.
While the rest of the favorites to win the tournament, did not have difficulties to win their matches on Thursday.
Roger Federer, who is the second seed easily won over U.S. player James Blake by 6-2 and 6-4, while British Andy Murray, forth seed and number three of the world, defeated Spaniard Tommy Robredo by 7-6 and 6-1, Serbian Novak Djokovic, third seeded player, surpassed the Italian Andreas Seppi by 6-4 and 6-4.
The Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, fifth seed, won over Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka by 4-6, 6-4 and 6-4, while U.S. player Andy Roddick went to quarters final due to the injure of Davydenko.
Croatian Ivan Ljubicic defeated French Gilles Simon 3-6, 6-4 and 6-3 and Spaniard Fernando Verscado Argentine Juan Monaco 7-5 and 6-2.
In women's category Russian Dinara Safina, number one of the world, got a ticket to quarter finals when defeating Czech Lucie Safarova 6-0, 4-6 and 6-3, while the Ukranian Alona Bondarenko eliminated Russian Ana Chavetadze to pass to quarters finals.
