Federer upset by Berdych at Key Biscayne

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) -Roger Federer has been upset by Tomas Berdych (Toe'-mas Ber-ditch') in the fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (6).

With the win Tuesday night, Berdych ended a streak of eight consecutive losses against Federer. The 6-foot-5 Berdych also had lost 11 matches in a row against top-10 opponents.

The top-ranked Federer won a succession of spectacular rallies to salvage the second set, but converted only two of 10 break-point chances in the match and committed 62 unforced errors, many on an unreliable backhand.

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Federer held a match point at 6-5 in the second tiebreaker, but Berdych hit a forehand winner. Two points later, Federer sailed a forehand long to give Berdych the win.

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