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CINCINNATI: Top-ranked Roger Federer downed French qualifier Julien Benneteau 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday to cruise into the third round of the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters. Other top seeds did not fare so well, with No. 2 Rafael Nadal looking nothing like the second-ranked player in the world, and Novak Djokovic, who beat the top three players in the world last week, marked a day of upsets and injuries. Fighting win
Mahesh Bhupathi and his British partner Jamie Murray fought their way into the second round of the ATP Western & Southern Financial Group Masters after a tough encounter in Cincinnati, United States. The Indo-British pair beat Argentina’s Juan Monaco and Australian Todd Perry 7-6(1), 6-7(5), 10-3. Meanwhile, Leander Paes and his Czech partner Martin Damm, seeded fourth in the tournament, received a bye in the first round and will now face eighth seeded combination of Sweden’s Simon Aspelin and Julian Knowle of Austria. China’s Yan Zi upset Ana Ivanovic 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday and eliminated the defending champion in the second round of the Rogers Cup. The results (All second round): At Cincinnati (Cincinnati Masters): Juan Monaco bt Rafael Nadal 7-6(5), 4-1 ret.; Carlos Moya bt Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-1; Juan-Carlos Ferrero bt Fernando Gonzalez 6-2, 7-6(7); Lleyton Hewitt bt Richard G asquet 6-1, 3-2 retd.; Nicolas Almagro bt Ivan Ljubicic 6-4, 6-4; David Ferrer bt Radek Stepanek 6-2, 7-6(7); Jurgen Melzer bt Mario Ancic 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(9); James Blake bt Nicholas Kiefer 6-4, 6-4; Tomas Berdych bt Arnaud Clement 7-6(1), 7-6(4); Roger Federer bt Julien Benneteau 6-3, 6-3; Nikolay Davydenko bt Robby Ginepri 6-2, 6-7(7), 6-3; Marcos Baghdatis bt Juan-Ignacio Chela 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-2. At Toronto (WTA Rogers Cup): Justine Henin bt Andreja Klepac 6-3, 6-1; Jelena Jankovic bt Marie-Ève Pelletier 6-0, 6-1; Yan Zi bt Ana Ivanovic 6-3, 6-1; Virginie Razzano bt Anna Chakvetadze 7-6(5), 2-0 ret.; Marion Bartoli bt Mar ia Kirilenko 6-2, 2-1 retd.; Francesca Schiavone bt Elena Dementieva 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-2; Dinara Safina bt Nathalie Dechy 6-1, 6-2; Patty Schnyder bt Flavia Pennetta 6-3, 6-2. — Agencies
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