CRUCIAL BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) a Moments before the fit, Tommy Haas sat in his conversion seat jiggling his feet, wanting to confront the world's No. 1-ranked player and old enough to learn such chances don't usually arrive. Haas got advantage Tuesday evening, beating three-time champ Novak Djokovic in the last round of the Sony Open, 6-2, 6-4. The annoyed clicked Djokovic's 14-match winning streak at Key Biscayne, where he won the tournament days gone by 2 yrs. Shy of his 35th birthday eight days, Haas became the oldest guy in 30 years to overcome a No. 1 player. "Playing against somebody like Novak and developing on top currently of my job, it's unbelievable," Haas said. "This is what I enjoy for." Haas improved to 2-14 versus No. 1 people. His only other win came against Andre Agassi in 1999. The top-ranked Djokovic has dropped two of his past four matches after winning 22 in a line, like the Australian Open for his sixth Grand Slam title. "All the credit to Tommy," Djokovic said. "He enjoyed a great match and he was the better player, no question about it." The oldest person in the top 50, Haas is making his 13th appearance at Key Biscayne and advanced to the tournament's quarterfinals for the first time. His opposition Wednesday evening is likely to be No. 11 Gilles Simon, who rallied past No. 7 Janko Tipsarevic, 5-7, 6-2, 6-2. With Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer skipping the tournament, Djokovic's defeat opens a way for Andy Murray, this year's champion and 2012 runner-up. He beat No. 16 Andreas Seppi 6-2, 6-4 and was to play Wednesday against No. 9 Marin Cilic, who defeated No. 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-5, 7-6 (4). No. 3 David Ferrer will perform unseeded Jurgen Melzer on Wednesday. No. 4 Tomas Berdych can face No. 8 Richard Gasquet on Thursday. Mike Querrey lasted only 50 minutes in the next round and lost to Berdych, 6-1, 6-1. Querrey was playing his first match because the No. 1 American on his reduction, and the ATP Tour implies that for the very first time, the 28-year-old match will have no U.S. men in the quarterfinals. The shutout is the latest sign of declining fortunes for American football. "I suppose you could say it's been somewhat of typical the final couple of years," Querrey said. "It is not like we'd men in the week in, week out." National results on the women's side have now been better lately, thanks primarily to No. 1-ranked Serena Williams. The five-time Key Biscayne champ advanced level to Thursday's semifinals and tied the women's record for career victories in the event by whipping No. 5-seeded Li Na 6-3, 7-6 (5). Williams' opponent in the semifinals Thursday is going to be protecting winner Agnieszka Radwanska, who struck a shot behind her back for a winner en route to a make an impression on No. 30 Kirsten Flipkens, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. With temperatures in the 50s for the final fit of the night, Djokovic seemed out of sorts from the beginning. All through his second service game he became frustrated at fans yelling as he was going to assist. "It is the worst match I've performed in a lengthy time," Djokovic said. "I only did not feel great on the court. Situations were really much, much not the same as what I have played in previous matches. Balls did not jump at all." For the last few activities, Haas wore black shoes with calcium trim, a lavender top, a sweatband and a blue hat. In other words, he won ugly. "Yeah, I'm pretty horrible I think as it pertains to color matching," he said. "Sometimes I look at myself in the mirror before I venture out and I am like, 'Geez, what was I thinking'? If I perhaps had a clothing agreement it'd be different." I guess Haas, who's rated 18th, has been as large as No. 2 a' in the past in 2002. He tumbled to No. 373 at the start of 2011 after requiring hip and knee surgery. The German shut out the victory with a forehand winner, then shared a warm change at the net with a gracious Djokovic, who gave the crowd a as he left the court. "I was fighting," Djokovic said. "I was trying, entirely around the past ball. There are times on the court where you only do not feel good. Your way is really gone by nothing. This is one of those days. But all the credit to him for making me play this bad."
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