CINCINNATI: Second seed Rafael Nadal lost 7-6, 7-6 to an inspired Juan Carlos Ferrero in the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Masters on Friday, a day when the enterprising run of British teenager Andy Murray also came to an end.
Ferrero had not won a set in his previous four meetings with Nadal but outfought his fellow Spaniard to set up a semi-final clash with compatriot Tommy Robredo, who knocked out fourth-seeded Croat Ivan Ljubicic 7-6, 6-2.
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