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Llodra to take on Karlovic in last four

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ACKNOWLEDGING THE CHEERS: Ivo Karlovic thanks the crowd after beating Mischa Zverev to enter the semifinals of the Rotterdam Open.

ROTTERDAM: French left-hander Michael Llodra ended home interest at the Rotterdam Open with a 7-6(5), 7-6(5) quarterfinal win over Robin Haase here on Friday.

Llodra, who made his reputation on the doubles court with a Wimbledon title last summer alongside Arnaud Clement, now faces Ivo Karlovic in Saturday’s semifinal.

Croatia’s Karlovic fired over a dozen aces as he reached the final four for the first time this season, defeating German qualifier Mischa Zverev 6-3, 6-1.

Easy for Roddick

Top-seeded Andy Roddick easily defeated in-form Japanese teenager Kei Nishikori 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals of the SAP Open at San Jose on Thursday.

The results: At Rotterdam (ABN Amro Championships): Quarterfinals: Michael Llodra bt Robin Haase 7-6(5), 7-6(5); Ivo Karlovic bt Mischa Zverev 6-3, 6-1. Second round: Haase bt Michael Berrer 5-7, 6-3, 6-3; Robin Soderling bt Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 6-1.

At Buenos Aires (Copa Telmex): Second round: Igor Andreev bt Jiri Vanek 6-1, 0-6, 6-4; Filippo Volandri bt Sergio Roitman 7-5, 7-5; Jose Acasuso bt Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-3, 6-4; Agustin Calleri bt Luis Horna 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.

At San Jose (SAP Open): Second round: Yen-Hsun Lu bt Wayne Odesnik 6-4, 6-4; Mardy Fish bt Denis Gremelmayr 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-3; John Isner bt Tommy Haas 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-3; James Blake bt Jesse Levine 6-3, 6-4; Andy Roddick bt Kei Nishikori 6-2, 6-4.

At Doha (Qatar Open): Quarterfinals: Agnieszka Radwanska bt Dominika Cibulkova 4-6, 7-6(1), 6-4; Vera Zvonareva bt Sybille Bammer 2-6, 6-2, 6-0; Maria Sharapova bt Caroline Wozniacki 6-0, 6-1. Third round: Radwanska w/o Ana Ivanovic; Jelena Jankovic bt Ai Sugiyama 6-1, 6-2; Sharapova bt Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-2, 6-2; Li Na bt Shahar Peer 6-1, 6-3; Caroline bt Anabel Medina Garrigues 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-3.

At Bogota (Copa Colsanitas Santander): Quarterfinals: Nuria Llagostera Vives bt Sara Errani 7-5, 6-1; Betina Jozami bt Martina Muller 6-3, 6-1. Second round: Martina bt Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-2; Carla Suarez Navarro bt Edina Gallovits 6-4, 6-3; Betina Jozami w/o Mariya Korittseva; Catalina Castano bt Pauline Parmentier 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. — Agencies

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