TORONTO (AP) — Third-seeded Roger Federer advanced to the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup with a 7-6 (2), 6-3 victory over Michael Llodra of France on Thursday.
Federer, who won here in 2004 and 2006, lost his serve twice but had a much better second serve. He will next play No. 7 seed Tomas Berdych for the first time since losing to the Czech in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Berdych edged Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-4.
Top-seeded Rafael Nadal of Spain, second-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia and fourth-seeded Andy Murray of Britain also posted victories to move on to the final eight.
Llodra picked up a souvenir after shaking hands with the two-time …
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