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Summary It is the first time this year when Federer failed to qualify quarterfinals of a tournament.
Federer Roger looked perfectly alright in the first set which he won by dint of some crispy and clean-hitting strokes. However, the maestro lost his way in the next two sets before losing them on tiebreaks.England’s Andy Murray cruised into the last eight with a confident 6-2 6-3 win over Italian number one Potito Starace.Novak Djokovic stretched his unbeaten run for the year to 34 matches on Thursday (May 12) after winning eight of the last nine games against Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka to triumph 6-4 6-1 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Rome Master.Swed Robin Soderling edge past Nicolas Almagro in a hard-fought third-round match. The Swede endured a barrage of rallies from the Spaniard to earn a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 victory and a slot in the Rome quarterfinals, where he will face Novak Djokovic.World number one Nadal reached the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-2 defeat of fellow left-hander and Spaniard Feliciano Lopez.
