Nadal, Murray, Roddick advance; Djokovic stunned at Indian Wells

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03/18/2010 - Indian Wells, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Andy Roddick were among the top seeds to move on, while No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic was sent packing in Wednesday's fourth-round action at the upset-plagued $4.5 million BNP Paribas Open.

After World No. 1 Roger Federer was upset in third-round play on Tuesday, the second-seeded Djokovic was ousted by 20th-seeded Ivan Ljubicic, 7-5, 6-3 a day later. The veteran Croat sent the Serbian star packing in 1 hour, 44 minutes with the help of 13 aces and three service breaks.

Other top seeds competing at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden this week avoided a similar fate as third-seeded Spaniard Rafael Nadal defeated 15th-seeded American John Isner, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3; fourth-seeded Scot Andy Murray advanced, 6-2, 1-0 over Nicolas Almagro, who retired with a left ankle injury.

American seventh seed Andy Roddick got by Austria's Jurgen Melzer, the 22nd seed, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4.

Nadal, who beat Murray in last year's Indian Wells finale and titled here in 2007, will meet No. 19 Tomas Berdych in the quarterfinals after the Czech cruised past 29th-seeded Serb Viktor Troicki 6-1, 6-3.

Murray, this year's Aussie Open runner-up to Federer, will next match up with sixth-seeded Swede and last year's surprise French Open runner-up Robin Soderling, who downed No. 9 Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 6-3, 6-4.

Meanwhile, the 27th seed Marcos Baghdatis, who took out Federer here on Tuesday, was taken out himself by the 18th-seeded Spaniard Tommy Robredo, 7-5, 0-6, 6-4. Robredo will face off against Roddick in the quarters.

Ljubicic's quarterfinal opponent will be 21st-seeded Argentine Juan Monaco, who overcame Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 on the hardcourts here on Day 7.

This week's winner will collect $605,500.

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