MADRID 2013: Federer Loses To Nishikori

Roger Federer failed to make the quarterfinals of the Madrid Masters tournament for the first time in his career today when he lost 6-4 1-6 6-2 to Kei Nishikori in the 3rd round. In other upsets, Ekaterina Makarova followed up her surprising dismissal of Victoria Azarenka with a win over Marion Bartoli 6-3 6-2.

The men's quarterfinals will feature a blockbuster showdown between Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer, Nishikori versus Pablo Andujar, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga versus Stanislas Wawrinka and Andy Murray versus Tomas Berdych.

The women's quarterfinals are Angelique Kerber versus Ana Ivanovic, Sara Errani versus Makarova, Maria Sharapova  versus Kaia Kanepi and Serena Williams versus Anna Medina Garrigues.

The matches to watch are Nadal-Ferrer, Tsonga-Wawrinka, Berdych-Murray and Kerber-Ivanovic.