ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Julien Benneteau ousted world No. 2-ranked Roger Federer in straight sets Friday at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in the Netherland.
Benneteau, who was 1-4 lifetime against Federer, came away a 6-3, 7-5 quarterfinal winner, ending Federer's hopes of repeated as the champion in Rotterdam.