DOHA, Qatar, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer easily slid into the quarterfinals of the Qatar Exxon Mobil Open tennis tournament with straight-set victories Wednesday.
Nadal, the No. 1 seed in Doha, lost seven points over eight service games in a 6-2, 6-2 rout of Denis Gremelmayr. Nadal ended up winning 60 percent of the points in the match.