Millman sees off Federer in shock upset at US Open, Sharapova also out
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it was a sweet victory for the 30 year-old spaniard who also marked her birthday1 john millman has dumped roger federer out of the us open in the fourth round in a stunning upset at the arthur ashe stadium in new york 1 millman will now meet novak djokovic in the quarter-finals1 the australian was dominated by federer in the first set but turned the tables on the swiss to take the second then held his nerve through two tiebreaks to secure the win in three hours and 34 minutes1 second seed federer who had not dropped a set in his first three matches in new york had 77 unforced errors and 10 double faults and landed just 49 percent of his first serves1 millman said the victory had yet to sink in1 im probably in a little bit of disbelief. i have so much respect for roger and everything hes done for the game he added. hes a hero of mine. today he was not at his best but ill take it1 maria sharapova also lost to carla suarez navarro in two straight sets 6-4 6-31 the 29 year-old australian ranked 55th came from a set down to beat world number two federer 3-6 7-5 7-6 7-6 to register his first top ten victory to qualify for the quarter-finals1 sharapova the 2006 champion had never lost a night session match in new york prior to her first grand slam meeting with suarez navarro1 five-times grand slam champion sharapova paid the price for 38 unforced errors and won less than half of her first serve points while committing eight double faults1 i didnt take care of the chances that i had the russian told reporters. by chances i mean the balls that were a little bit shorter1 i hesitated to move forward. the balls where i did attack i made unforced errors especially on that inside-out forehand today1 with her most potent weapon not firing sharapova succumbed in one hour and 31 minutes under the floodlights at the arthur ashe stadium allowing 30th seed suarez navarro to record just her second career victory over the russian in six attempts1 i just tried to be focused. i tried to think about not too much things just my work my job. today it worked1 the spaniard will meet last years runner up madison keys in the quarters and knows she will be the underdog against the 14th seeded american1 it will be a really tough match. she is from the united states so the crowd will probably help her suarez navarro added1