Title holder Federer ousted in Rotterdam

 　　THE HAGUE, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Julien Benneteau caused a major surprise in the quarter-finals of the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam on Friday by beating top seed Roger Federer 6-3, 7-5.

　　Federer, the reigning¹ champion in Rotterdam, was already broken in his opening game, which proved to be a sign for a difficult match. In the second set Frenchman Benneteau placed a decisive² break on 6-5 to secure victory. Federer, currently³ number two of the world ranking, won the ATP tournament in Rotterdam in 2005 and 2012.

　　"I am glad I could finish it this way," Benneteau reacted. " This is a dream. Probably my best win ever."

　　In the semi-finals on Saturday Benneteau, ranked 39th on the ATP World Ranking, will meet the winner of the match between Slovakian Martin Klizan and Frenchman Gilles Simon. The other semi- final will be between Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov and Argentinean Juan Martin Del Potro, who lost the final to Federer last year.

1 reigning   

adj.统治的，起支配作用的

参考例句：

• The sky was dark, stars were twinkling high above, night was reigning, and everything was sunk in silken silence. 天很黑，星很繁，夜阑人静。
• Led by Huang Chao, they brought down the reigning house after 300 years' rule. 在黄巢的带领下，他们推翻了统治了三百年的王朝。

2 decisive   

adj.决定性的，坚定的，果断的，决断的

参考例句：

• A decisive person acts quickly and often succeeds.果断的人行动迅速，常常成功。
• Man is a decisive factor in doing everything.人是做每件事情的决定性因素。

3 currently   

adv.通常地，普遍地，当前

参考例句：

• Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
• Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。