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Andy Murray ends Federer's fine run

Paes-Damm in last eight; Bhupathi-Gimelstob pair exits

MASON : Roger Federer was the only one who saw it coming.

Too much tennis, too little time off. The world's top player knew it was the perfect combination for a long-awaited upset, one that a British teenager pulled off on Wednesday.

Andy Murray's 7-5, 6-4 victory in the second round of the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters ended Federer's 55-match winning streak in North America and provided his earliest tournament exit in two years.

In men's doubles, Leander Paes and Martin Damm stormed into the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Lukas Dlouhy and Pavel Vizner but Mahesh Bhupathi and Justin Gimelstob crashed out following a 6-7(1), 7-5, 4-10 loss to Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram in the second round.

The results: At Mason (ATP Western & Southern Financial Group Masters): Singles: Second round: Rafael Nadal bt Lee Hyung-taik 6-4, 6-3; Tommy Haas bt Gilles Simon 6-3, 4-6, 6-4; Juan Carlos Ferrero bt James Blake 6-2, 6-4; Marcos Baghdatis bt Gael Monfils 7-6(8), 2-6, 6-1; Juan Ignacio Chela bt Vince Spadea 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-2; Ivan Ljubicic bt Mikhail Youzhny 6-4, 7-6(5); Robin Soderling bt Justin Gimelstob 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(6); Andy Murray bt Roger Federer 7-5, 6-4; Fernando Gonzalez bt Mardy Fish 7-5, 7-5; Dominik Hrbaty bt Davide Sanguinetti 6-3, 6-2; Stanislas Wawrinka bt David Nalbandian 6-4, 6-2; Tommy Robredo bt Max Mirnyi 6-4, 6-4; David Ferrer bt Nicolas Almagro 4-6, 7-6(1), 6-0; Andy Roddick bt Kristof Vliegen 6-4, 6-4. Doubles: Second round: Martin Damm & Leander Paes bt Lukas Dlouhy & Pavel Vizner 6-3, 6-2; Jonathan Erlich & Andy Ram bt Mahesh Bhupathi & Justin Gimelstob 7-6(1), 5-7, 10-4 (tie-break).

At Montreal (WTA Rogers Cup): Singles: Second round: Nathalie Dechy bt Maria Kirilenko 6-4, 6-4; Dinara Safina bt Cara Black 6-2, 6-2; Shenay Perry bt Anna-Lena Groenefeld 7-6(5), 6-2; Jelena Jankovic bt Francesca Schiavone 6-1, 6-4; Anna Chakvetadze bt Nadia Petrova 6-1, 6-4; Ana Ivanovic bt Zheng Jie 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-2; Ai Sugiyama bt Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-4, 6-2; Daniela Hantuchova bt Jamea Jackson 7-6(7), 6-2; Svetlana Kuznetsova bt Marta Domachowska 6-1, 6-3; Marion Bartoli bt Flavia Pennetta 7-5, 2-1 (retd.); Katarina Srebotnik bt Alberta Brianti 6-3, 6-4; Shahar Peer bt Anastasia Myskina 7-6(6), 5-7, 6-4; Stephanie Dubois bt Kim Clijsters 1-6, 3-2 (retd.). — Agencies

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