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TORONTO - The sky opened up again Thursday at the Rogers Cup, and so did the field. New York Jets Nick Mangold Jersey . Another rainy day, another name eliminated from the $2.6-million tournament. And then another. And then another. All told, four of the top six seeds have now been eliminated. Russias Nikolay Davydenko, Spains David Ferrer and American Andy Roddick - seeds 4, 5 and 6 respectively - fell Thursday. Davydenko dropped a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 decision to Germanys Nicolas Kiefer, Roddick was defeated by Croatian Marin Cilic 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, and Ferrer lost 6-3, 6-3 to 10th-seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet. The upsets come a day after top seed Roger Federer was eliminated by Frances Gilles Simon. It would look like a great opportunity for the remaining competitors, but none of the days winners would say so, exactly. "I just pay attention to my matches," insisted defending champion Novak Djokovic, who advanced to the quarter-finals with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Swedens Robin Soderling on Thursday. Second seed Rafael Nadal also won, beating Igor Andreev of Russia 6-2, 7-6 (1). Djokovic added that players dont necessarily want to be saddled with the weight of expectation Federer routinely faces. "Having the role of a favourite in most matches I play, obviously Im put in a lot of pressure," he said. "I have a lot of responsibilities and expectations, so its not easy." Roddick also said he wasnt tempted to peek ahead at a wide-open, Federer-free bracket before his match. "I dont know if Im playing well enough right now to look ahead in the draw," he said. He certainly struggled on Thursday. Cilic broke an indifferent-looking Roddick in the third and seventh games before taking the first set, despite posting a shaky 50 per cent first-serve percentage. Roddick showed signs of life in the second set, perhaps drawing inspiration from a Rexall Centre crowd that was firmly in his corner. Amid occasional chants of "Go Andy Go" and "Lets Go Andy," the 25-year-old played patiently, waiting for Cilic to make mistakes. "(The) crowd helped him a little bit to get his mental side back," Cilic said. Roddick broke him in the eighth game and again in the 10th, when Cilics double fault evened the match and earned a fist-pumping Roddick a rousing ovation from the crowd. But the 19-year-old Cilic wasnt fazed. He broke Roddick in the first game of the next set, and Roddick couldnt return the favour. "I was moving him around quite good and exposing him on both sides," said Cilic, ranked 44th in the world. "That was working very well. He obviously didnt have a lot of chances to attack, which was a really good thing for me." Added Roddick: "His aggressiveness is what won him that match today. He took it to me a lot more than I took it to him." Cilic, who will play Simon in the quarter-finals, said the win stands among the best of his career. "You dont have a chance to beat top 10 players every month, so its a good effort." He also said that Federer being out would create an opportunity. "Because if Roger is playing - obviously he can play much better than he played last night," he said. Davydenkos loss should come as less of a surprise. Kiefer now holds a 3-1 advantage against him all-time, and Davydenko is as enigmatic as any of the top players in tennis. James Blake, who defeated Russian Dmitry Tursunov 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, now finds himself the lone seeded player on his side of the bracket. Hell face Kiefer in the next round. On the other side, theres Nadal, eighth seed Andy Murray of Britain, Gasquet, and, of course, Djokovic, whose hard-court prowess could make him the favourite. "This is where I feel most comfortable," Djokovic said. "This surface just suits my game perfectly. Everything about it." Still, he doesnt want to acknowledge that he could be, with Nadal, one of the most dangerous players remaining in the field. "The upsets are happening because you are put in a lot of pressure, obviously a lot of expectations, and the players dont have anything to lose against you," he said. "You know, theyre going for the shots and theyre being aggressive. "They just have so much motivation." Soderling and Djokovic played a match that was a bit sloppy until Djokovic kicked his game into a higher gear in the second set, breaking the Swede in the ninth game then easily winning the 10th. "I played more or less at the level which was satisfying for me," Djokovic said. Djokovic will play Murray in a quarter-final. Murray dispatched ninth seed Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland 6-2, 0-6, 6-4. Murray said he will have to be on top of his game against Djokovic. "If I play the way I did in the first set, I have a chance of winning," he said. "If I play like I did in the second set, Im going to get killed." Nadal looked to have his game well in hand in the first set. Down 15-30 in the first game, Andreev rolled his left ankle. He took a timeout, got medical attention, and continued. Then Nadal put him to work. The Spaniard simply dominated, keeping Andreev on the run and placing his shots with stunning accuracy. Nadal faltered slightly in the second set, likely due to fatigue - he played twice Wednesday, in singles and a late doubles match - but ultimately found the energy to move on in two sets. He said he was thrilled with the match. "I played a very good match - 100 per cent better than yesterday," he said. And he wasnt troubled by the second set. "I know Im going to have tough sets and tough matches," said Nadal, who will meet Gasquet next. "So the 7-6 against Andreev is nothing strange. Its completely normal." In doubles play, one Canadian remains. Torontos Daniel Nestor and Serbian partner Nenad Zimonjic defeated Murray and his brother, Jamie, 7-6 (3), 6-4. Earlier, Frank Dancevic of Niagara Falls, Ont., and Ottawa-born partner Jesse Levine dropped a 6-3, 7-5 decision to Australians Paul Hanley and Jordan Kerr. Premier New York Giants Jersey . The Games will boost inbound travel, foreign currency revenue and domestic travel, Mei Qijie, a deputy director of the tourism administration of Guangdong, told the media today. New York Jets Mark Sanchez Jersey . Ovechkin had his first hat trick of the season, finished the night plus-3 and led all shooters with eight shots. The hat trick capped perhaps the best week of the season for Ovechkin, who had a goal in a 3-2 overtime loss at Philadelphia on Tuesday and the primary assist on both goals in a 2-1 victory against the Islanders two nights later. 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