• Federer reaches quarterfinals: Roger Federer advanced to the quarterfinals at the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Fla., winning a match that ended at 1:29 a.m. Taking the court following a succession of marathon matches, Federer needed just 52 minutes to beat qualifier Olivier Rochus 6-3, 6-1 early today. Federer’s opponent Thursday will be No. 25-seeded Gilles Simon, who beat Janko Tipsarevic 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2. Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Mardy Fish also advanced. Kim Clijsters and Maria Sharapova won on the women’s side.

—From wire reports