World No. 1 superstar Rafael Nadal was a
quarterfinal upset victim on Thursday, while former top-ranked stars Roger
Federer and Andy Roddick safely reached the semifinals at the ATP World
Tour's season-opening Qatar Open, a $1.11 million Australian Open tune-up.
Reigning Doha champion Andy Murray joined Federer and Roddick in the final
four here.
Top-seeded Russian Elena Dementieva
cruised to a 6-3, 6-1 win against fifth-seeded Israeli Shahar Peer on
Thursday to reach the semifinals at the WTA Tour's season-opening $220,000 ASB
Classic.