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Federer and Wawrinka advance in Cincinnati

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Federer and Wawrinka advance in Cincinnati
Wawrinka in action. Photo: Jonathan Moore/AFP

Switzerland's Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka both made the Cincinnati Masters tennis tournament quarterfinals on Thursday while world number one Novak Djokovic got knocked out.

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Serbia's Djokovic, this year's Wimbledon champion, suffered a shock 7-6 (8/6), 7-5 loss to Spain's Tommy Robredo.

 Second-seeded Federer, a five-time Cincinnati champion, held off Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
   
The Basel native booked a tough quarterfinal against eighth-seeded Scot Andy Murray, who battled more than two hours against the huge serve of John Isner, finally dispatching the American 6-7 (3/7), 6-4, 7-6 (7/2).

Federer had a rare show of temper late in the match, arguing with the chair umpire over a decision not to call on electronic line-calling on a particular point.
   
But Federer quickly recovered his poise, clinching the match with a service winner after breaking Monfils in the penultimate game.

Wawrinka, meanwhile, came from behind with a 3-6, 6-0, 6-1 win over Croatia's Marin Cilic.

The third-seeded Australian Open champion goes on to tackle France's Julien Benneteau, who put out Poland's Jerzy Janowicz 7-5, 6-1, for a place in the semifinals.

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