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"In Miami, the bounce is (higher) than here, its slower than this surface. "Ive been playing night matches, hes been playing day matches. Tomorrow we play (at 3 p.m. ET). Maybe its going to be hot. Its important when you play a player like Mardy to hold your composure, to be patient and wait for the chance on his service games, try to have high percentage of the first serves and stay aggressive. I know hes going to come to the net. I know hes going to take his chances. Hes always played like that." Djokovic lost only three points while winning five service games in the first set. He broke Tsonga to close out the set. In the second, Tsonga indicated to the chair umpire there may be a problem just before he lost his serve for an 0-2 deficit. After 0-3, he was examined at courtside and opted to retire. Tsonga said an ultrasound showed no tear in the muscle, but he was unable to continue. He said the arm had been hurting for three days but he opted to play on. He hopes it will heal in time for a tournament next week in Cincinnati and, if not, by the U.ddddddddddddS. Open at the end of the month. "The pain was worse day after day, hour after hour, on the court," he said. "You know, I dont have the pretension to try to beat Novak without my arm." The crowd in the packed grandstands at Uniprix Stadium booed, which moved Tsonga to smile and say "they were disappointed because they wanted to see more, you know. Thats it. So for me it was a good thing because it said they liked the show." Fish has proved to be a tricky opponent who will mix a baseline game with attacks at the net. Tipsarevic admitted the tactic of raising and slowing the pace put him off his rhythm, although it remains to be seen if that will work against Djokovic. "Hes going to beat me in every baseline game we play," said Fish. "Were not going to play baseline games, fortunately for me. "I mean, look, Ill have to play my absolute best and then some. If I play the way I played today, Im certainly capable of beating a lot of players. This is a long way into the tournament now and you can see the finish line, so theres no holding back anymore." He beat the unseeded Tipsarevic in only 76 minutes in a match that also produced little drama for the crowd. "I win a lot of matches because I can play a lot of different styles, I think," said Fish. "A faster surface like this is going to suit my game perfectly -- a hard court where Ive got my footing pretty good. "My serve moves through the court well. You can come in. You can stay back a little bit, as well. But to be this successful, I have to play really well, too, and Ive done that." Fish hopes to become the first American to win the Rogers Cup since Andy Roddick in 2003. He is the first American finalist since Andre Agassi in 2005. His performance also helps his bid to be seeded high for the U.S. Open. "I desperately wanted to go into the U.S. Open in the top 10," he said. "Im not sure where this puts me now or if it moves me at all. "At least it gives me a little cushion against some of the guys that are coming up." Tipsarevic showed he was off-form when he double faulted on his first serve of the match en route to the lone service break of the first set. The 27-year-old briefly got the 11,000 fans in attendance excited in the second set when he won eight straight points to even the set at 2-2. But Fish broke back and served out the set to win. Tipsarevic upset two seeded players en route to the semifinals. He will move into the top 20 in world rankings with this weeks performance, but he remains without an ATP Tournament victory. Before this week, neither player had ever won a match at the Rogers Cup. "I didnt even get into the tournament last year," added Fish. "I was not even in the main draw and didnt come, so it was a pleasant surprise to get here and see how fast the surface was." Fish admitted he has had some luck on his side this week. Both second-seeded Rafael Nadal and fourth seeded Andy Murray, who were in his half of the draw, were upset early on. His only seeded opponent so far was No. 14 Stanislas Wawrinka in the third round. ' ' '


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