Roddick Dumped Out After Gruelling Duel With Kohlschreiber

In one of the most grueling matches of the tournament so far, Andy Roddick has lost to Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (11-9), 6-7 (3-7), 8-6. Roddick, the sixth seed, lost his cool when he was upset in the third round by the 29th seed Kohlschreiber in a thrilling match which didn't finish till after 2am.

After the first two sets were split, both men had set points in the third but Kohlschreiber took the tie break 9-7 to move ahead. Roddick lost his temper with umpire Emmanuel Joseph in the fourth set but he regained his composure to pinch it on the tie break.

But though Roddick saved four match points at 4-5 in the final set, Kohlschreiber broke in the 14th game to set up a fourth-round clash with Finn Jarkko Nieminen. It was the earliest stage that Roddick has exited the event since his debut in 2002.

Earlier, second seed Rafael Nadal moved into the fourth round today with a 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 over world No33 Gilles Simon, but only after surviving a torrid first set in which he had to save six set points.

Nadal appeared sluggish in the opening exchanges and Simon wasted no time seizing the initiative, breaking his opponent at the first attempt and quickly seizing a 3-0 lead. It was an advantage he looked set to maintain as he dominated Nadal with some fierce hitting from the baseline.

Even after missing his first two opportunities to take the set - when he blew two break points at 5-2 with a pair of unforced errors - Simon showed no signs of relenting, earning another set point on his own serve in the next game. Once again Simon's nerve failed at the crucial moment, as he sent a backhand long under little pressure, but once again he appeared to recover, taking a 0-40 lead on Nadal's serve at 5-4.

At the crucial moment, however, Nadal steadied himself, serving up two aces and a perfectly weighted drop shot to bring the game to deuce, before seeing out the game in similarly emphatic fashion. Finally Simon wilted, allowing Nadal to break again and take the first set in 70 minutes.

Taking advantage of the blow he had inflicted on his opponent's morale, Nadal stormed into a 4-0 lead in the second set, and although Simon recovered, the outcome would never again look in doubt. Nadal will now face Paul-Henri Mathieu in the fourth round, after the Frenchman beat Stefan Koubek in an epic five-setter 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 7-5, 8-6.

Earlier, fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko required treatment for a knee injury, but still had little trouble dispatching another Frenchman - Marc Gicquel - 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. He will face compatriot Mikhail Youzhny, who saw off Ivo Karlovic 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.

Andy Murray's first-round conqueror Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, meanwhile, continued his fine tournament with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and fellow Frenchman Richard Gasquet downed Igor Andreev 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.

Mens Singles third round: Rafael Nadal (Spa) bt Gilles Simon (Fra) 7-5 6-2 6-3; Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fra) bt Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spa) 6-3 6-4 6-2; Nikolay Davydenko (Rus) bt Marc Gicquel (Fra) 6-3 6-2 6-3; Mikhail Youzhny (Rus) bt Ivo Karlovic (Cro) 6-2 6-4 6-2; Paul-Henri Mathieu (Fra) bt Stefan Koubek (Aut) 4-6 7-6 (7-4) 2-6 7-5 8-6; Jarkko Nieminen (Fin) bt Mardy Fish (USA) 3-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 6-1; Richard Gasquet (Fra) bt Igor Andreev (Rus) 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4.