Source: Xinhua
08-14-2008 08:47
Special Report: 2008 Beijing Olympic GamesBEIJING, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- All top seeds made it through to the quarterfinals of the singles event to set up mouthwatering clashes at the Olympic tennis tournament on Wednesday.
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| Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts during a match against Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic in men's singles third round of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games tennis event in Beijing, China, Aug. 13, 2008. Roger Federer won the match 2-0. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo) |
World number one Roger Federer of Switzerland beat Czech Tomas Berdych 6-3, 7-6(4) in the third round to revenge an Olympic loss in the Athens Games four years ago.
Spaniard Rafael Nadal, the incoming world number one, was also barely tested in the match against Russian Igor Andreev.
Nadal, who is set to take over the number one spot from Federer after the Olympic tennis event, took a while to find his footing in the beginning but finally had control of the match, outclassing Igor Andreev 6-4, 6-2.
Third seed Djokovic struggled to gain control through the first set, clinching his quarterfinal berth with a 7-6(3), 6-3 win over Mikhail Youzhny in one hour and 36 minutes.
While the world number three Djokovic did not appear on top of his game, he never offered the Russian a shot at breaking his serve.
Youzhny had a brief lead with a mini break in the tiebreaker at 3-2 when Djokovic sailed a forehand crosscourt shot wide, an out call that the Serbian protested. But Djokovic won the next two points and then captured the set when the Russian No. 13 double-faulted on the 10th point.
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| Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball to Igor Andreev of Russia during a match in men's singles third round of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games tennis event in Beijing, China, Aug. 13, 2008. Rafael Nadal won the match 2-0. (Xinhua/Zou Zheng) |
