May 14th, 2009 by Peter Bevan

Top seeded players Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are safely through to the quarter finals of the ATP Madrid Masters.

World number three Andy Murray beat Spaniard Tommy Robredo 7-5, 6-1 and will now face Juan Martin del Potro after he battled against Stanislas Wawrinka from one set down to win 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in almost three hours.

Andy Murray found it tough going in the first set failing to convert a total of eight break points before taking the set 7-5. The breezy conditions did not help either player and in between sets, water had to be laid down on the clay surface after it had dried out.

Tommy Robredo produced too many unforced errors in the second set whilst Andy Murray’s groundstrokes proved to be vital in his win, breaking serve three times to take the second and final set 6-1.

Roger Federer was hardly troubled by James Blake winning 6-2, 6-4 and now faces Andy Roddick in the ATP Madrid Masters quarter finals. Andy Roddick was gifted a place in the quarter finals after third round opponent Nikolay Davydenko had to withdraw with a leg injury.

World number one Rafael Nadal is also through to the ATP Madrid Masters quarter finals after third round opponent Philipp Kohlschreiber had to also withdraw with a foot injury. Rafael Nadal takes on either fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco or Juan Monaco in the quarter finals.

Novak Djokovic will face either Gilles Simon or Ivan Ljubicic in the quarter finals of the ATP Madrid Masters after beating Andreas Seppi 6-4, 6-4.

The next Grand Slam tournament after this month’s French Open is the 2009 Wimbledon tennis championships. British tennis fans can catch their favourite players in action at Wimbledon, which takes place from June 22.

The world’s top seeded players will also be in action in the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in November, being held in the London O2 Arena.

Wimbledon tickets and tickets for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals are available to compare at tixdaq.com.