I'm not like a power
baseliner. I use my variety to help me win these matches.
The Russian
baseliner needed four big aces to force a second-set tie-break and, in pushing the tiring Andujar towards a fourth hour on court, he managed to grind out a 6-7 (5/7) 7-6 (7/4) 6-2 win.
David Ferrer v Juan Martin Del Potro: The winner of the clash between the Spanish
baseliner and the Argentine power hitter is seeded to face Murray in the last eight.
The British No1 secured a hard-fought 6-3 2-6 7-5 6-4 victory over the Italian
baseliner yesterday to set up a round three tussle with Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic, which is likely to be held tomorrow.
A
baseliner with a decent serve and raking forehand, he reckons playing on clay could be a leveller when it comes to causing a shock against the Scot.
An aggressive
baseliner, Verdasco's powerful forehand and ability to make the ball swing could pose Murray some problems but the Spaniard will be up against it.
Mauresmo and her fragile temperament succumbed to the tenacity of home-grown
baseliner Casey Dellacqua, while Roddick's brittle gameplan was picked apart by little-known, but gifted, German Philipp Kohlschreiber.
The British number two lost 6-7 6-4 1-6 to Italian Andreas Seppi, who is more renowned as a clay and hard court
baseliner.
The British number two now faces
baseliner Andreas Seppi for a place in the last four today.
Sponsored by the US giant for the past eight years, Hewitt is being frantically courted by a string of global heavyweights who view the 24-year-old
baseliner as the perfect promotional tool.
The Argentine
baseliner, who had not dropped a set in the tournament, turned on another commanding display to claim his second title of the year in Germany after winning the Hamburg Masters in May.