(CNN)
Three-time finalist Andy Roddick has been knocked out of Wimbledon after
an epic five-setter against unseeded Yen-Hsun Lu of Taiwan on Monday.
The American fifth seed, who came very close to beating Roger Federer in last
year's final, went down 4-6, 7-6, 7-6, 6-7, 9-7 in the fourth round at the
All England Club.
Lu, ranked 82 in the world, becomes Asia's first grand slam quarterfinalist
since Japan's Shuzo Masuoka back in 1995. He had never previously got beyond
the second round at Wimbledon in six attempts.
"He had a game plan, he stuck to it, and he deserved to win more than I did,"
Roddick told the official Wimbledon website.
Elsewhere, it was a day of serene progress for the men's top seeds with
Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray all winning in straight sets.
Federer remains on course for a seventh Wimbledon title after beating
Austria's Jurgen Melzer 6-3 6-2 6-3 in just 85 minutes to reach the
quarterfinals.
The Swiss world number two will face Czech 12th seed Tomas Berdych in the
last eight.
"I felt great. It was always going to be a tough match against Jurgen,"
Federer told AFP.
"I think my form's good now and that's what I really care about. I know how
to win here and that's a great advantage for me."
World number one Nadal, taken to five sets in his two previous matches,
defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu of France 6-4 6-2 6-2.
Fourth seed Murray remains the only man yet to drop a set at the tournament
after defeating Sam Querrey of the U.S. 7-5 6-3 6-4 in the fourth round.
Murray will meet Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarters after the Frenchman
overcame his compatriot Julien Benneteau in four sets.
Elsewhere, third seed Novak Djokovic defeated 2002 champion Lleyton Hewitt in
four sets.
The Serb complained of sickness in the third set and had to take medication
before recovering to knock out the Australian.
"We both expected a long and difficult match," said Djokovic. "We played a
long match here three years ago and it was something similar this time. It
could have gone either way but I played the right shots at the right time."
French Open finalist Robin Soderling of Sweden needed five sets to defeat
Spain's ninth seed David Ferrer 6-2 5-7 6-2 3-6 7-5.
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