CINCINNATI : Second seed Rafael Nadal and emerging British prospect Andy Murray survived tough tests to reach the Cincinnati Masters quarterfinals on Thursday.

Nadal battled past German Tommy Haas 7-6, 6-3 and Murray followed up his win over Roger Federer by recovering from 4-2 down in the final set to beat American Robby Ginepri 7-6, 2-6, 6-4.

American ninth seed Andy Roddick will play Murray next after he beat Argentine Juan Ignacio Chela 6-3, 6-4 in the late match.

French Open champion Nadal meets Spain's Juan Carlos Ferrero, who knocked out Swede Robin Soderling 7-5, 6-4.

Every point counted

At Montreal, former World No. 1 Martina Hingis advanced to the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup after defeating Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday.

"Every point counted, that's all you can say," the 1999 and 2000 champion told reporters on Thursday.

"One point here, one point there, that made all the difference. She served amazingly today, so it was hard to get some rhythm."

Jankovic also pulled out with an unspecified injury, allowing countrywoman Ana Ivanovic a free pass into the last eight.

Seventh-seeded Hingis will play Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova, at four the highest seed left in the tournament, who moved on with a 6-2, 7-6 victory over Ai Sugiyama of Japan.

The results:

At Mason (ATP Western & Southern Financial Group Masters):

Singles: Third round: Rafael Nadal bt Tommy Haas 7-6(5), 6-3; Ivan Ljubicic bt Dominik Hrbaty 7-5, 6-4; Juan Carlos Ferrero bt Robin Soderling 7-5, 6-4; Fernando Gonzalez bt Stanislas Wawrinka 7-6(2), 7-5; Andy Murray bt Robby Ginepri 7-6(3), 2-6, 6-4; Tommy Robredo bt Florent Serra 6-3, 6-1; Andy Roddick bt Juan Ignacio Chela 6-3, 6-4; David Ferrer bt Marcos Baghdatis 7-5, 6-4.

At Montreal (WTA Rogers Cup): Singles: Third round: Anna Chakvetadze bt Nathalie Dechy 6-1, 6-4; Dinara Safina bt Shenay Perry 7-5, 6-3; Katarina Srebotnik bt Stephanie Dubois 6-3, 6-2; Svetlana Kuznetsova bt Ai Sugiyama 6-2, 7-6(6); Shahar Peer bt Marion Bartoli 2-6, 7-5, 6-4; Nicole Pratt bt Nicole Vaidisova (walkover), Ana Ivanovic bt Jelena Jankovic, Martina Hingis bt Daniela Hantuchova 7-5, 6-4. — Agencies

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