CINCINNATI: Tommy Robredo shocked world number one Novak Djokovic on Thursday (Friday in Manila) at the Cincinnati Masters, but Roger Federer avoided an upset again Frenchman Gael Monfils.

Spain’s Robredo, seeded 16th in the US Open tune-up, sent top-seeded Djokovic packing 7-6 (6), 7-5, the defeat coming a week after the world number one Serb was beaten in the third round at Toronto.

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