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Djokovic beats Hewitt

London: Lleyton Hewitt’s bid for a record fifth Queen’s title was halted by Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals on Friday.

Hewitt, 27, was hoping to pull clear of Andy Roddick, John McEnroe and Boris Becker, who all own four titles at the pre-Wimbledon warm-up event, but the Australian will have to wait another year after being dismantled 6-2, 6-2.

Bhupathi-Bopanna pair in last eight

Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna reached the men’s doubles quarterfinals without playing a single match after the Indian Davis Cuppers got a walkover in the second round.

The eighth seeded Indian pair had got a bye in the first round.

In the second round, they were to face Chilean Fernando Gonzalez and Ecuadorean Nicolas Lapentti, who opted out of the contest.

The results:

At London: ATP Artois Championships: Quarterfinals: Rafael Nadal bt Ivo Karlovic 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 7-6(4); Andy Roddick bt Andy Murray (w.o.); Novak Djokovic bt Lleyton Hewitt 6-2, 6-2; David Nalbandian bt Richard Gasquet 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(3).

At Warsaw: ATP Orange Warsaw Open: Quarterfinals: Nikolay Davydenko bt Evgueni Korolev 6-4, 6-2; Juan Monaco bt Marcel Granollers 6-4, 6-3; Fabio Fognini bt Guillermo Canas 7-5, 7-5; Tommy Robredo bt Oscar Hernandez 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.

At Halle: ATP Gerry Weber Open: Quarterfinals: Philipp Kohlschreiber bt Robin Svderling 6-4, 7-6(4); Nicolas Kiefer bt Michael Llodra 4-0 (retd.); Roger Federer bt Marcos Baghdatis 6-4, 6-4; James Blake bt Andreas Beck 7-6(4), 7-6(5).

At Birmingham: WTA DFS Classic: Quarterfinals: Bethanie Mattek bt Nicole Vaidisova 6-3, 6-0; Marina Erakovic bt Alona Bondarenko 6-4, 7-5; Kateryna Bondarenko bt Petra Cetkovska 7-6(3), 6-2; Yanina Wickmayer bt Melanie South 6-4, 6-3.

At Barcelona: WTA Barcelona-Kia Championship: Quarterfinals: María José Martínez Sánchez bt Lucie Safarova 6-2, 4-1 (retd.); Nuria Llagostera Vives bt Sara Errani 2-6, 6-2, 6-3; Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro bt Ekaterina Ivanova 6-2, 6-1.

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