INDIAN WELLS (California) (AFP) Croatian veteran Ivan Ljubicic ousted a weary world number two Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-3 Wednesday as defending champion Rafael Nadal booked his quarter-final berth at the BNP Paribas Open. While third-seeded Nadal advanced with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 triumph over ...

Rafael Nadal overcame American James Blake 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-3 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the China Open. The Spaniard seemed to have the second set in hand, building a 5-3 lead, but double faulted on match point and Blake broke twice to force the tiebreak. The two battled evenly in ...