WASHINGTON (AP) — Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych lost in three sets to unseeded Xavier Malisse in the Legg Mason Tennis Classic quarterfinals, adding to the string of upsets at the hard-court tournament.
Malisse beat the No. 1-seeded Berdych 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in Friday’s first match.
Malisse knocked off No. 5-seeded John Isner in third round Thursday, when the surprises also included No. 2-seeded Andy Roddick’s straight-set loss to Gilles Simon.
The 62nd-ranked Malisse reached his second semifinal of the year and will face Fernando Verdasco or Marcos Baghdatis for a berth in Sunday’s final. Once a member of the top 20, and a 2002 semifinalist at Wimbledon, Malisse is now ranked 62nd and hasn’t won a title or even played in a tour final since 2007.
