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Haas ousts Ferrero to reach Washington quarter-finals
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-08-07 10:12

Haas ousts Ferrero to reach Washington quarter-finals
Tommy Haas of Germany celebrates after defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain during Day 4 of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, DC. [Agencies]

 

WASHINGTON: Tommy Haas blasted 19 aces to defeat Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 on Thursday and advance to the quarter-finals of the $1.4 million ATP Washington Classic.

The German veteran improved to 18-4 since May and will face the winner of a later match between Chilean fourth seed Fernando Gonzalez and American Wayne Odesnik for a semi-final berth in the US Open hardcourt tuneup event.

Spaniard Ferrero, a former world number one who lost a clay final Sunday in Croatia, saved only 1-of-5 break points against 31-year-old Haas, who reached the Wimbledon semi-finals before losing to eventual champion Roger Federer.

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US top seed and three-time Washington champion Andy Roddick meets countryman Sam Querrey, a champion last week at Los Angeles after runner-up finishes at Indianapolis and Newport, in a later third-round match.

Defending champion and second seed Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina meets another former world number one, Australia's Lleyton Hewitt.