Federer sails into last eight.Tennis: World No 1 Roger Federer “Federer” redirects here. For other uses, see Federer (disambiguation). Roger Federer (IPA pronunciation: [ˈɹɑ.dʒəɹ ˈfɛ.də. displayed his clay court A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam titles. credentials with an impressive win over Fernando Gonzalez at the Tennis Masters Series event in Hamburg. Gonzalez stayed with the Swiss for the first set but was blown away in the second as Federer wrapped up a 7-5 6-1 triumph to set up a quarter-final clash with Carlos Moya. Top seed Serena Williams cruised into the quarter-finals of the Italian Open after a convincing defeat of qualifier Dally Randriantefy. The American proved too strong for the Madagascan, clinching a 6-1 6-3 triumph to set up a last eight clash with Russian teenager Svetlana Kuznetsova. |
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