London, England (SportsNetwork.com) - Second-seeded former Wimbledon runner- up Tomas Berdych was an upset victim in Friday's quarterfinals at the $965,000 Aegon Championships.
Tenth-seeded Spanish left-hander Feliciano Lopez, who plays his best tennis on grass, took out the Czech slugger Berdych in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6 (9-7), at The Queen's Club.
Meanwhile, fourth-seeded rising Bulgarian star Grigor Dimitrov advanced via walkover when eighth-seeded Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov pulled out of the draw and 15th-seeded 35-year-old Czech veteran Radek Stepanek, who stunned reigning Queen's Club champ Andy Murray on Thursday, vanquished seventh-seeded South African Kevin Anderson, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, on Day 5 at this Wimbledon tune- up.
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