LOS ANGELES -- Paradorn Srichaphan and Sjeng Schalken were stunned Thursday at the Mercedes-Benz Cup, leaving three-time champion Andre Agassi and Mardy Fish as the only remaining seeded players.
The upsets in the second round were pulled off by two players outside the top 100 on the ATP Tour.
Jeff Morrison, 107th in the world, defeated second-seeded Srichaphan 7-5, 6-4. Wesley Moodie, a South African who is 143rd, beat fifth-seeded Schalken 7-6 (5), 2-6, 7-5.
"It's a testament to the depth in men's tennis these days," Morrison said. "Anything can happen on any given day out here. Whether you're ranked one or 100, you know you got a chance and the other guy has a chance. There's no freebies out here anymore."
Top-seeded Agassi, who has won the tournament twice in the last three years, played Julien Benneteau in a night match at UCLA. Third-seeded Fish was idle Thursday.
Tommy Haas defeated Kenneth Carlsen 6-2, 6-0 and advanced to a quarterfinal match against either Agassi or Benneteau.
The upsets by Morrison and Moodie ensured there are no seeded players left in the bottom half of the draw. They will meet in Friday's quarterfinals.
Morrison, who got into the tournament as a wild card, served 18 aces against Srichaphan.
"He was playing great, especially his service game," said Srichaphan, who surprised defending champion Wayne Ferreira in the first round. "He was pushing me from corner to corner."
Morrison faced just one break point in the match, and he responded with an ace.
"I was very relaxed and confident with my serve," he said. "It's the reason I won. I've beaten a lot of guys ranked inside the top 25. Now I just need to string a few together."
Schalken, a Wimbledon quarterfinalist, was playing Moodie for the first time. The match between the 6-foot-4 Schalken and 6-5 Moodie dragged on for just over two hours in the midday heat and humidity.
"It was hot, but my game was not hot," said Schalken, who rallied for a 4-all tie in the third. "My game is my footwork and I couldn't find the rhythm in my legs. I was struggling from the first ball to the last."
Moodie has struggled to regain the form that landed him in the top 100 last year. He fell at one point and bloodied his left knee.
"These are players I'd like to beat on a more regular basis," he said. "I'm really happy and also a bit tired. I knew I was playing well, I just had to keep at it."
