Big-serving American John Isner stunned Roger Federer to reach the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters on Thursday. Isner won 7-6(3), 3-6, 7-6(5) for just his second career win over the Swiss legend.
Isner will play David Ferrer for a semifinal spot, who btGrigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-4. Rohan Bopanna, partnering Romanian Florin Mergea, entered the men’s doubles quarterfinals defeating.The eighth seeds needed an hour and 33 minutes to overcome the Colombian pairing of Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 6-7(3), 6-4, 10-5.
The results: Third round: Novak Djokovic bt Gilles Simon 6-3, 7-5; Andy Murray bt David Goffin 6-1, 6-0; Richard Gasquet bt Kei Nishikori 7-6(3), 4-1 (conceded); John Isner bt Roger Federer 7-6(3), 3-6, 7-6(5).
Second round: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga bt Roberto Bautista 6-2, 6-2; Tomas Berdych bt Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-3, 4-6, 7-5; Viktor Troicki bt Feliciano Lopez 6-7(7), 7-5, 6-4; Kevin Anderson bt Dominic Thiem 6-7(3), 7-6(4), 7-6(5); Roger Federer bt Andreas Seppi 6-1, 6-1.
Doubles: Second round: Rohan Bopanna & Florin Mergea bt Juan Sebastian Cabal & Robert Farah 6-7(3), 6-4, 10-5. — Agencies
