Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer set up their third major semi-final clash in two months on yesterday as the pair each concluded straight-set wins at the Shanghai Masters.
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer set up their third major semi-final clash in two months on yesterday as the pair each concluded straight-set wins at the Shanghai Masters.
Second seed Djokovic, who lost to the world number three Swiss in Toronto in August while beating him at the US Open, earned a ninth straight match win in China as the two-time Beijing champion advanced over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-2, 6-3.
"I felt great on the court today," said the US Open finalist, who claimed his second Beijing title only days ago. "Generally it was a great match for me.
"I keep on doing the good job here. I just need to focus on my game. If I play as well as I did (over) these days, I think I have a good chance."
Spaniard Garcia-Lopez made his name this autumn by beating Rafael Nadal in Bangkok a fortnight ago.
Federer was at his ruthless best as he dismantled the big game of Robin Soderling 6-1, 6-1 in just 53 minutes to take his head-to-head record against the Swede to 14-1, his only loss coming in last spring's Roland Garros quarter-finals.
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