10/24/2008 - Lyon, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Andy Roddick was eliminated in quarterfinal round action Friday at the Lyon Tennis Grand Prix.
Seventh-seeded Robin Soderling of Sweden pulled off the minor upset with a 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5) triumph over the American.
Roddick, the 2005 Lyon champ, rifled 22 aces on Friday, but was unable to prevail in the tiebreaks as he did on Thursday. The former world No. 1 eliminated fellow American Robby Ginepri in the second round by winning a pair of tiebreaks.
Soderling, who reached the final at the Stockholm Open just two weeks ago and won the Lyon crown in 2004, beat Roddick for the second time this season. He also came away with a straight-set win in the quarterfinals at Memphis back in late February.
Next up for Soderling will be fourth-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon, who advanced with a 6-3, 7-5 triumph over French wild card Josselin Ouanna. Simon is coming off a trip to the final at the Madrid Masters last week. He lost to Andy Murray in the title match after beating world No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the semifinals.
Simon and Soderling have split four lifetime matches, including two this year. Soderling rolled to a 6-2, 6-1 victory in the Rotterdam semifinals, but Simon returned the favor with a 6-4, 6-4 triumph in the first round of the Olympics.
Two more quarterfinals are on tap for Friday, as third-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France meets Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero and Belgian Steve Darcis takes on his second straight French opponent in Julien Benneteau. Darcis knocked off second-seeded Richard Gasquet, the 2006 Lyon champ, in the second round.
The 2008 Lyon titlist will collect a first prize of $148,000.
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