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Greul rallies to upset Henman

KEY BISCAYNE : Qualifier Simon Greul rallied to beat Tin Henman 0-6, 6-1, 7-5 on Monday in the Nasdaq-100 Open to set up a clash with Anddy Roddick.

Andy Roddick heads into the fourth round with only sketchy information about his next opponent. ``I know what he looks like,'' Roddick said.

Greul, a 24-year-old German ranked 130th by the ATP tour, came to Key Biscayne with a career record of 1-5 on tour. Unnerved playing on the stadium court on Monday, he won a total of four points in the first set against Tim Henman. But the upstart from Stuttgart rallied to beat Henman.

``I'm going to ask around and try to get more of an in-depth scouting report,'' Roddick said.

But while Roddick and Blake remain title threats, the tournament will have no American in the women's quarterfinals for the first time since 1990. The last U.S. hope, unseeded Jill Craybas, lost to Zheng Jie 2-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Sania-Ivanovic move up

Sania Mirza and Ana Ivanovic stormed in to the quarterfinals outplaying the Czech-Italian pair of Kveta Peschke and Francesca Schiavone 6-1, 6-3 in the second round.

The results: Men: third round: Simon Greul bt Tim Henman 0-6, 6-1, 7-5; Dmitry Tursunov bt Igor Andreev 6-3, 1-6, 6-4; James Blake bt Jarkko Nieminen 6-3, 4-6, 6-1; Andy Roddick bt Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 6-4; David Ferrer bt Sebastien Grosjean 4-6, 7-5, 6-4; Olivier Rochus bt Guillermo Coria 6-4, 6-3; Roger Federer bt Tommy Haas 6-1, 6-3.

Women: fourth round: Maria Sharapova bt Maria Kirilenko 3-6, 6-4, 6-1; Ai Sugiyama bt Sofia Arvidsson 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-2; Tatiana Golovin bt Elena Dementieva 6-2, 6-1; Zheng Jie bt Jill Craybas 2-6, 6-2, 6-3; Anastasia Myskina bt Anna Chakvetadze 6-3, 6-2; Amelie Mauresmo bt Ana Ivanovic 7-5, 6-2. — Agencies

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