Rafael Nadal's stay in Montreal is at an end after Juan Martin Del Potro dumped him out of the Rogers Cup quarters on Friday.
Nadal was playing in his first tournament after more than two months on the sidelines with a knee injury, during which time he has seen Roger Federer snatch away both his Wimbledon crown and his status as world number one.
His 7-6 (7/5) 6-1 defeat to Del Potro meant things got even worse for Nadal, who has now lost his number two ranking to Andy Murray.
The Argentinian Del Potro, seeded sixth here, spurned a first opportunity to take the opening set at 5-4 when he dumped a backhand into the net. However, he was not to be denied and prevailed in the tie-break.
He claimed two breaks to go 3-0 up in the second set and took it 6-1 by claiming a third break, the match ending as Nadal, looking a shadow of his usual self and clearly still some way short of his 'A' game, sent a two-handed forehand wide.
Roddick will be Del Potro's semi-final opponent after he beat Novak Djokovic 6-4 7-6 (7/4).
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