Gritty Spaniard David Ferrer toppled former champion Andy Roddick in Thursday's quarterfinal action at the $3.45 NASDAQ-100 Open, the second of nine Masters Series events this year.
The 11th-seeded Ferrer upset the fourth-seeded Roddick 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 on the Stadium Court at Crandon Park. Ferrer will meet Roger Federer in the semifinals on Friday.
Ferrer broke Roddick's massive serve with a brilliant cross-court backhand winner to secure a 5-4 lead in the final set and converted on his first match point in the next game when the American netted one final forehand.
The former world No. 1 Roddick, despite firing 10 aces to Ferrer's zero, fell in 1 hour, 51 minutes. The struggling American also piled up 49 unforced errors, compared to 24 for Ferrer, who broke Roddick's serve four times en route to the upset.
The Wimbledon runner-up Roddick, who became the Miami champion in 2004 by beating Argentine Guillermo Coria in the final, is now 1-1 lifetime against Ferrer. The brash American has now failed to reach a final in five tournaments this year.
(Source:TSN.ca)
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