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Roger moves on

Roger needed just 47 minutes to reach the fourth round of the Miami Masters on Monday as Swede Robin Soderling retired with illness. Our champion advanced 6-4, 3-0. Roger is now 5-0 lifetime against Soderling.

"I think it was good for me to go out there and play today," Roger told reporters. "Apparently it was a fever. There was no point in his continuing and risking his health,"

"I hope I can make it step by step and once you make it to the quarter-finals or semi-finals you start thinking about winning the title."

Roger's fourth-round opponent will be Argentine José Acasuso, a 6-4, 6-4 winner against Israeli Dudi Sela.